HR 1635 · in committee · significant
Pell to Grad Act
- education
What this bill does
- Increases the total semesters for Pell Grant eligibility from 12 to 16 semesters.
- Allows graduate students who received Pell Grants as undergraduates to use remaining eligibility for their first graduate degree.
- Expands federal financial aid access for lower-income students pursuing graduate education without new appropriations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would expanding Pell Grant eligibility to graduate school affect competition for limited aid funds among undergraduate applicants?
- 02
What evidence exists that remaining Pell Grant semesters go unused by current undergraduates, justifying reallocation to graduate study?
- 03
Which graduate degree programs and income levels would benefit most from this policy, and who might be disadvantaged?
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Sponsor · D-MI-11
Haley M. Stevens
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Introduced 2025-02-26
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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