To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority.
Latest action · May 27, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 4, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal Pell Grant program: (1) is the largest federally-funded source of postsecondary grant aid and this country's largest single source of need-based grant aid; (2) plays a unique role in promoting economic and social mobility; and (3) should be a high funding priority.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2010 to May 28, 2010, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | May 4, 2010 |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Original | May 4, 2010 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 4, 2010 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | May 4, 2010 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | May 4, 2010 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 28, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 27, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- May 4, 2010Introduced in House
- May 4, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2010Introduced in House
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