H.R. 1635

119 HR 1635 IH: Pell to Grad Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1635  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2025   Ms. Stevens  (for herself and  Mr. Gomez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pell to Grad Act  .
2.
Period of eligibility for grants
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(8)(A), by inserting  or as a postbaccalaureate student in accordance with subsection (d)(1),  after  as an undergraduate, ;
(2)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
(1)
The period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall be the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study being pursued by that student at the institution at which the student is in attendance except that—
(A)
any period during which the student is enrolled in a noncredit or remedial course of study, as described in paragraph (2), shall not be counted for the purpose of this paragraph; and
(B)
the period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall also include the period required for the completion of the first postbaccalaureate course of study at an eligible institution that is an institution of higher education as defined in section 101, in a case in which—
(i)
the student received a Federal Pell Grant during the period required for the completion of the student’s first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study for at least 1 but fewer than 16 semesters, or the equivalent of at least 1 but fewer than 16 semesters, as determined under paragraph (5);
(ii)
the student would otherwise be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, but for the completion of such baccalaureate course of study; and
(iii)
the period during which the student receives Federal Pell Grants does not exceed the student’s duration limits under paragraph (5).
 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (5)(A), by striking  12  each place it appears and inserting  16 .