United States · Bill · S
S. 2471 (116th)
Degrees Not Debt Act of 2019
Introduced
12 September 2019
Last action
12 September 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Degrees Not Debt Act of 2019 This bill sets forth provisions to increase the availability of need-based federal student aid and require an institution of higher education (IHE) to disclose performance indicators. The bill repeals the alternative minimum tax exemption and the increased estate and gift tax exemption and uses the tax revenue to increase need-based federal student aid. Specifically, the bill increases (1) the maximum amount of the federal Pell Grant, and (2) the income threshold that triggers an automatic zero for an expected family contribution. In addition, the bill eliminates Pell Grant funding for an institution of higher education in a state that does not maintain its funding levels for IHEs. Finally, an IHE must disclose performance indicators (e.g., graduation rates and employment outcomes).
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Timeline
12 September 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
12 September 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 September 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Degrees Not Debt Act of 2019
- related to ← Degrees Not Debt Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2471
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/2471
- us · 116-s-2471 · source updated 5 December 2025