S 4874
117th Congress
Senate
Education
Early Pell Promise Act
Introduced: September 15, 2022
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Became law
Sep 15, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Early Pell Promise Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to carry out an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program under which ED must make a commitment to award Pell Grants to certain students.
To be eligible to receive a commitment, the student must be in grades 8-12 and a member of a household receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Pursuant to a commitment, the student shall receive a Pell Grant during the first two academic years of attendance at an institution of higher education (IHE) as an undergraduate if the student
- files the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form for the award year in which the student will be in attendance at the IHE, and
- enrolls at the IHE not later than one year after receiving a secondary school diploma or not later than three years after release from the Armed Forces.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1