# 119-hr-2733: Pell Grant Flexibility Act

119-hr-2733, Pell Grant Flexibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2733
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pell Grant Flexibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-03

## Summary

**Treats reduced course loads as full-time for Pell Grant amount calculations for students with disabilities.** This bill would let an eligible student's approved reduced course load, or 5 credits whichever is greater, be counted as full-time when calculating their Pell Grant award. - Students with disabilities: Aligns Pell award amounts with ADA-based accommodations so students who need a lighter schedule can receive grant amounts tied to that reduced enrollment. - Colleges and financial aid offices: Institutions must determine that a reduced course load is appropriate under the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of disability to apply the full-time treatment. - Pell program rules: The change affects how award amounts are calculated but does not change how Pell Grant semester eligibility is counted under existing rules.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Full-time Pell for disabled students: benefit, medium. If enacted, some students with disabilities would be treated as full-time for Pell Grant amounts. The school would first need to approve a reduced course load under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Full-time would mean the approved reduced load or 5 credits, whichever is more. This could increa…

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2733 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2733)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2733 (as of 2026-06-03).