Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Feb 9, 2023
Education and Workforce
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill raises from 12 to 16 the total number of semesters during which a student may receive a Pell Grant. It also allows income-eligible graduate students who received Pell Grants during their undergraduate education to utilize their remaining Pell Grant eligibility toward their first graduate degree, subject to this 16-semester duration limit. Currently, Pell Grants are available only to undergraduate students, subject to the 12-semester duration limit.
Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.