United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5632 (106th)
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions.
Introduced
14 November 2000
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated students under limited conditions. (Current law prohibits such grants to any individual who is incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution.) Prohibits such grants to prisoners serving under sentence of death or any life sentence without eligibility for parole or release.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 November 2000
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5632
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5632