US HB5198 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on May 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal Pell Grant program: (1) is the largest federally-funded source of postsecondary grant aid and this country's largest single source of need-based grant aid; (2) plays a unique role in promoting economic and social mobility; and (3) should be a high funding priority.

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Title

To express the sense of Congress that the Federal Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-05-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2010-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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