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HR 7880 117th Congress House Education

Degrees Not Debt Act of 2022

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Carbajal, Salud O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 27, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 27, 2022
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Degrees Not Debt Act of 2022

This bill increases the maximum federal Pell Grant award. The bill also repeals the increased alternative minimum tax exemption for individuals and the increased estate and gift tax exemption.

What's happening now May 27, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7880: Degrees Not Debt Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7880/
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"H.R. 7880: Degrees Not Debt Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7880/.
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H.R. 7880, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7880/.
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