To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9740660D381B4E1780FBCDC71A454979: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024.
- Section HDEB455F6319446F1B22C7D673E4B9950: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The United States needs individuals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable them to thrive as educated...
- Section H4CFE9D93007844C39406683225476A4A: 3. Table of contents; references The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or...
- Section HF2AC98AD9C1940FD9E2B4DF2EC1007DB: 4. Doubling Federal Pell Grants and providing all Federal Pell Grants through mandatory funding Section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended— in subsection...
- Section HBCB5B78835CF4FFE8895EB97E85785B2: 5. Providing increased Federal Pell Grants and other assistance for recipients of means-tested benefits Section 401(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(1)), as amended...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Hirono (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— is not a citizen or national of the United States
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