Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 2451 (115th)

Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 May 2017

Last action

16 May 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

10 January 2026

Education

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act This bill amends the title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, it: converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program; increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2019-2020 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation; allows federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria) and students convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drug; requires the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a program that awards Federal Pell Grants to students in job training programs; requires ED to award Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants under the Pell Grant program to assist veterans' dependents with the costs of attending institutions of higher education; increases, in academic year 2018-2019, the income protection allowance levels for students who are dependent, independent without non-spouse dependents (e.g., children), and independent with non-spouse dependents to reduce such students' income available (and increase need for financial assistance) to cover postsecondary educational expenses; increases the income threshold for an automatic zero expected family contribution from $23,000 to $34,000; and increases from 12 to 15 the total number of semesters a student may receive a Federal Pell Grant.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 16 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 May 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 May 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2017

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2017

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 16 May 2017

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 84 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.