United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3967 (102nd)
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit prison inmates from receiving Pell Grants.
Introduced
26 November 1991
Last action
30 December 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Sponsors
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], F. SENSENBRENNER, Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Richard Neal, Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40], Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1], ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit awarding of Pell Grants to prison inmates.
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Timeline
26 November 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
26 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 December 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 November 1991
Sponsors
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Richard Neal · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/3967
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/3967
- us · 102-hr-3967 · source updated 21 July 2025