HR 1168 · 103th Congress · Education

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent the awarding of Pell Grants to prisoners.

Introduced 1993-03-02· Sponsored by Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.(1993-03-16)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the awarding of Pell Grants to prison inmates.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans
Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26]TX
Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Grams, Rod [R-MN-6]MN
Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-44]CA
Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7]GA
Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]CA
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-6]PA
Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]TX
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23]TX
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1]NH
Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15]PA
Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2]WI
Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]PA
Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47]CA
Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4]FL
Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1]VA