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HR 4722 99th Congress House Education Budget deficits Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to higher education Federal budgets Government spending reductions Student aid

A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Pell grant higher education assistance program from sequestration.

Introduced: April 30, 1986 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Apr 30, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Apr 30, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 30, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction under any sequestration order the Pell grant higher education assistance program under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

What's happening now May 19, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 18, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4722: A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Pell grant higher education assistance program from sequestration.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4722/
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"H.R. 4722: A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Pell grant higher education assistance program from sequestration.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4722/.
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H.R. 4722, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4722/.
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[H.R. 4722: A bill to amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Pell grant higher education assistance program from sequestration.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4722/)
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