Pathways to an Affordable Education Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 13, 2016)
Pathways to an Affordable Education Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Among other things, it:
- increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2017-2018 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation,
- converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program,
- increases from 12 to 15 semesters a student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period, and
- restores year-round grants.
Additionally, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include, as a qualified scholarship excludible from gross income, any amount received as a Pell Grant.
What just happenedMar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 13, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee - Jan 13, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 13, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 13, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Jan 13, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House