HR 2168
116th Congress
House
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education programs funding
Higher education
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs
REAL Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 or the REAL Act of 2019
This bill restores 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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
38
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Golden, Jared F.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
R
Lucas, Frank D.
D
Beatty, Joyce
R
Crenshaw, Dan
R
Wagner, Ann
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Smith, Adam
Armstrong, Kelly
D
Craig, Angie
R
Cole, Tom
D
Dean, Madeleine
R
Curtis, John R.
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Harder, Josh
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
R
Miller, Carol D.
D
McGovern, James P.
R
Baird, James R.
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Nadler, Jerrold
R
Bacon, Don
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Pressley, Ayanna
R
Banks, Jim
R
Hill, J. French
Richmond, Cedric
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2168: REAL Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2168/
"H.R. 2168: REAL Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2168/.
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