Pell Grant Sustainability Act

Sponsored byRep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL· Introduced 27 February 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

27 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 10 June 2025

Pell Grant Sustainability Act

This bill indexes the maximum award amount for Pell Grants to the rate of inflation. The bill also permanently reauthorizes the discretionary statutory authority for the Pell Grant program.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
27 February 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

41 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL

Cosponsors

Democrat41100%

Democrat:Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]MI
Democrat:Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]IL
Democrat:Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
Democrat:Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]VA
Democrat:Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Democrat:Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]RI
Democrat:Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Democrat:Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]NY
Democrat:Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]WA
Democrat:Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]CA
Democrat:Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]CA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]TX
Democrat:Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Democrat:Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Democrat:Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]NM
Democrat:Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Democrat:Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]CA
Democrat:Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]MA
Democrat:Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]CA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]CA
Democrat:Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Democrat:Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV
Democrat:Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]WA
Democrat:Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]CA
Democrat:Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Democrat:Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Democrat:Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Democrat:Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Democrat:Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]IL
Democrat:Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Democrat:Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Democrat:Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Democrat:Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Democrat:Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Democrat:Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]KY
Democrat:Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]NC
Democrat:Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Democrat:Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]CA
Democrat:Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL

Classification

Policy area

Education

Legislative subjects

Inflation and pricesStudent aid and college costs

Committees

Education and Workforce Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To27 Feb 2025

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