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114-hr-1956114th Congress

Pell Grant Protection Act

Sponsored By: Representative RUBEN HINOJOSA

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Summary

Pell Grant Protection Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to appropriate for each fiscal year beginning with FY2016 the funding necessary to provide each eligible student with the maximum Pell Grant amount, minus the student's expected family contribution. (Currently, funds for the Pell Grant program come from a combination of mandatory and discretionary spending. This bill converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program.)

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

RUBEN HINOJOSA

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2015

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • GENE GREEN

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2015

  • Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • LUIS GUTIERREZ

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]

    MP • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2015

  • Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 6/16/2015

  • Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 10/20/2015

Roll Call Votes

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