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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2/28/2020 • House
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Pell to Grad Act
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.
Introduced in House • 2/28/2020
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Originated in the House
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February 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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