US Congress House Bill 1956 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Pell Grant Protection Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to appropriate for each fiscal year beginning with FY2016 the funding necessary to provide each eligible student with the maximum Pell Grant amount, minus the student's expected family contribution. (Currently, funds for the Pell Grant program come from a combination of mandatory and discretionary spending. This bill converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program.)

Pell Grant Protection Act

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-04-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-04-22	House	Introduced in House

SB1060 (Same As) 2015-04-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1956/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1956/BILLS-114hr1956ih.pdf