HR 1635 119th Congress House Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs

Pell to Grad Act

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Stevens, Haley M. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced in House

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Pell to Grad Act

This bill raises from 12 to 16 the total number of semesters during which a student may receive a Pell Grant. It also 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 this 16-semester duration limit. Currently, Pell Grants are available only to undergraduate students, subject to the 12-semester duration limit.

What's happening now February 26, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Gomez, Jimmy

California · Feb 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1635: Pell to Grad Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1635/

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"H.R. 1635: Pell to Grad Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1635/.

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H.R. 1635, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1635/.

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