# 114-hr-1956: Pell Grant Protection Act

114-hr-1956, Pell Grant Protection Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1956
- Congress: 114
- Title: Pell Grant Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-04-22
- Sponsor: RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.)

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-1957: Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act
- 114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-1956 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1956)

## Related
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
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- [114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1619)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
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