Pell to Grad Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 26, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 72 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 108 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 309 words
- Latest action
- Feb 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]