# 117-hr-6537: Pell Grant Sustainability Act

117-hr-6537, Pell Grant Sustainability Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6537
- Congress: 117
- Title: Pell Grant Sustainability Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pell Grant Sustainability Act This bill requires the Department of Education to calculate the maximum award amount for Pell Grants for award year 2022-2023 and each subsequent award year by indexing the award amount to the rate of inflation.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-3488: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6537 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6537)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3488: John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3488)
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