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S. 2920 118th Congress Senate

Tax-Free Pell Grant Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income.

Introduced: September 26, 2023 Introduced by: Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax-Free Pell Grant Act 

This bill expands the tax exclusion for qualified scholarships to include an exclusion from gross income for amounts received by an individual taxpayer as a Federal Pell Grant.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 26, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2920: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2920/
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"S. 2920: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2920/.
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S. 2920, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2920/.
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