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H.R. 4608 116th Congress House

Pell Plus Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create the Pell Plus program.

Introduced: October 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Higher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Oct 4, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pell Plus Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Pell Plus program to award an additional federal Pell Grant, which shall be matched by the institution of enrollment, to third- and fourth-year students who are projected to complete their undergraduate course of study in no more than four academic years.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Brooks, Susan
· Oct 4, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4608: Pell Plus Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4608/
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"H.R. 4608: Pell Plus Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4608/.
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H.R. 4608, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4608/.
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