Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2017

Summary

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters).

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Timeline

1. 16 May 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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2. 16 May 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 May 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 May 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2019
• related to ← Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
• related to ← Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
• related to ← Aim Higher Act