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H.R. 3967 (102nd)

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit prison inmates from receiving Pell Grants.

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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

Education

Summary

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit awarding of Pell Grants to prison inmates.

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Timeline

  1. 26 November 1991

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 November 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 December 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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