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HR 4002 117th Congress House

Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2021

Official title: To expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study.

Introduced: June 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 17, 2021
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 Latest action June 17, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2021

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Sep 15, 2022
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Jun 17, 2021
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 17, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Jun 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4002: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4002/
MLA
"H.R. 4002: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4002/.
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H.R. 4002, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4002/.
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