HR 4298 · 116th Congress · Education

Pell Grant Restoration Act

Introduced 2019-09-12· Sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.(2019-09-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill restores 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 Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters).…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats