S 2423
115th Congress
Senate
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education programs funding
Higher education
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
REAL Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 or the REAL Act of 2018
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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