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S. 1610

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1610, the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act, was introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1610 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb1610/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1610 IS: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1610  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 6, 2025   Mr. Whitehouse  (for himself,  Mr. Grassley ,  Mr. Tillis , and  Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tax-Free Pell Grant Act  .
2.
Expansion of Pell Grant exclusion from gross income
(a)
In general
 Section 117(b)(1)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  received by an individual  and all that follows and inserting
received by an individual—
(A)
as a scholarship or fellowship grant to the extent the individual establishes that, in accordance with the conditions of the grant, such amount was used for qualified tuition and related expenses, or
(B)
as a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the  Tax-Free Pell Grant Act ).
 .
(b)
No adjustment under American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits
Section 25A(g)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting  (other than a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the  Tax-Free Pell Grant Act ))  after  section 117 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income.

Sponsors

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) sponsors S. 1610, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1610 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · May 6, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1610 has taken 2 actions since May 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
May 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1610 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1610.

Titles

S. 1610 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Tax-Free Pell Grant Act — Display Title
  • Tax-Free Pell Grant Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 25 registered lobbyists who named S. 1610 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Immigration, Agriculture, Defense, Science/Technology, Sports/Athletics.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES—District of Columbia15—
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.—District of Columbia12—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES15—
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY15—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES12—
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION12—
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.12—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 25.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARRIE WARICK-SMITH115
GENESIS SANTIAGO115
IAN GRUBMAN115
SAMANTHA BOOTH115
JOSE MIRANDA113
DAVID BAIME112
ELIZA GONZALEZ112
EMMANUAL GUILLORY112
JAMES PAYNE112
JIM HERMES112
JONATHAN ELKIN112
JONATHAN FANSMITH112
LINDSEY TEPE112
MARCO GIAMBERARDINO112
RYAN MCGUIRE112
SARAH SPREITZER112
STEPHEN LAMB112
STEVEN BLOOM112
ANDREW LADNER111
CHRISTY WOODRUFF111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.2026 second_quarter$600K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.2026 first_quarter$600K1st Quarter - Report
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2026 first_quarter$140K1st Quarter - Report
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYRUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION2026 first_quarter$77K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGESAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGESAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION2026 second_quarter$37.5K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEESASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEESASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEESASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEESASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEESASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1610 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1610’s is Taxation.

s1610/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com