HR 3512 · 114th Congress · Education

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-09-16· Sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.(2016-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime limit on Pell Grant eligibility (currently 12 full-time semesters).…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats