118th Congress Education
H.R. 961: Pell to Grad Act
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Summary
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.
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Cosponsors
- Jimmy Gomez D-CAOriginal
- Scott Peters D-CA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Haley Stevens.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.