A bill to amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount.
Latest action · Mar 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3207)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award for academic years 2007-2008 through 2011-2012. Increases such amount to $7,600 for 2007-2008, and by $1,000 increments in each subsequent academic year, until it stands at $11,600 for 2011-2012.
Requires a further increase in any such maximum Pell Grant award, by an amount sufficient to achieve a 5% increase in students' purchasing power relative to the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education, if the Secretary of Education determines that the amount authorized does not increase such purchasing power by at least 5% from one academic year to the next.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2007 to Jun 4, 2008, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Jun 4, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3207)
- Mar 15, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3206-3207)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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