Senate Bill 900
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 7, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
900
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year, thus allowing year-round Pell Grants. If a student receives more than one Pell Grant in an award year, the total amount of the Pell Grants awarded to the student may exceed the maximum Federal Pell Grant available for an award year.
April 7, 2017
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04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
04/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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