HCONRES 88 · 106th Congress · Education

Urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.

Introduced 1999-04-20· Sponsored by Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on HELP.(1999-07-14)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1999-05-04
Roll #106
Yea 397Nay 13
Democrats
189 Yea·11 Nay
Republicans
207 Yea·2 Nay
PassedHouse · 1999-05-04
Roll #106
Yea 397Nay 13
Democrats
189 Yea·11 Nay
Republicans
207 Yea·2 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Urges the Congress and the President, working within the constraints of the balanced budget agreement, to make student scholarship aid the highest priority for higher education funding by, prior to authorizing or appropriating funds for any new education initiative: (1) increasing by $400 the maximum Pell Grant awarded to low-income students; and (2) increasing other existing campus-based aid programs.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans