3.0.0 899 2023-01-11T19:45:53Z 2023-01-11T19:45:53Z Senate S S 2007-03-15 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-15T21:51:27Z 2007-03-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3207) IntroReferral 2007-03-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3206-3207) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-03-15 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-03-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-03-15 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-03-15 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-03-15 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-03-15 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-03-15 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2007-03-15 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-06-04 False Education College costs Colleges Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to education Higher education Scholarships Students Education 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-10T14:40:24Z Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award for academic years 2007-2008 through 2011-2012. Increases such amount to $7,600 for 2007-2008, and by $1,000 increments in each subsequent academic year, until it stands at $11,600 for 2011-2012.

Requires a further increase in any such maximum Pell Grant award, by an amount sufficient to achieve a 5% increase in students' purchasing power relative to the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education, if the Secretary of Education determines that the amount authorized does not increase such purchasing power by at least 5% from one academic year to the next.]]>

A bill to amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to amend section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount. Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s899is/xml/BILLS-110s899is.xml 2007-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3207) text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.