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HR 4298 116th Congress House Education Education programs funding Fraud offenses and financial crimes Higher education Student aid and college costs

Pell Grant Restoration Act

Introduced: September 12, 2019 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 12, 2019
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Pell Grant Restoration Act

This bill restores a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct.

Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters).

What's happening now September 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4674 Related bill College Affordability Act
  • S 2498 Related bill Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 17, 2019
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 17, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 12, 2019
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 12, 2019
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 12, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 12, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4298: Pell Grant Restoration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4298/
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"H.R. 4298: Pell Grant Restoration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4298/.
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H.R. 4298, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4298/.
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