Pell to Grad Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Apr 2021
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Apr 16, 2021
Last action Apr 16, 2021
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Committee
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Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Apr 16, 2021
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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