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HR 3334 116th Congress House Education Education programs funding Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs

Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019

Introduced: June 19, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 19, 2019
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Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019

This bill allows income-eligible graduate students who received Pell Grants during their undergraduate education to utilize their remaining Pell Grant eligibility toward their first graduate degree, subject to the existing 12-semester duration limit. Currently, Pell Grants are available only to undergraduate students.

What's happening now June 19, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6033 Related bill Pell to Grad Act
  • HR 4674 Related bill College Affordability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 2, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 19, 2019
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Jun 19, 2019
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 19, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Jun 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3334/
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"H.R. 3334: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3334/.
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