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H.R. 8247 117th Congress House

Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish an emergency grant aid program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2022 Introduced by: Joseph D. Morelle Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to provide emergency financial-aid grants to students.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2967 Reintroduced Bill Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act
  • S 3794 Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 27, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Jul 19, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 14, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 14, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 13, 2022
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8247: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8247/
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"H.R. 8247: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8247/.
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H.R. 8247, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8247/.
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