[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1193 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1193
Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National
Federal Pell Grant Day.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2022
Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms.
Bonamici, Ms. Titus, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Jacobs of
California, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters,
Ms. Barragan, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Morelle,
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Torres of New York,
Ms. McCollum, Ms. Wild, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
Cicilline, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Tonko, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr.
Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Moulton,
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Bass, Mr. Suozzi, Mr.
Correa, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Langevin,
Ms. Manning, Mr. Trone, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Castro
of Texas, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Sanchez, Mr.
Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Welch, Mr. Vargas, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Chu, Mr. Lawson of
Florida, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Raskin, Mr. DeFazio,
Ms. Brownley, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr.
Meuser, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. O'Halleran, Mrs. Cherfilus-
McCormick, Mr. Takano, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Craig,
Ms. Wexton, Mr. Costa, Ms. Porter, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Ellzey,
Mr. Carey, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mr. Payne, Mr. Mrvan, Mr.
Aderholt, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Crow, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Newman, Ms.
Velazquez, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Bacon, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Bush, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. DeGette, and
Mrs. Miller-Meeks) submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of June 23, 2022, as National
Federal Pell Grant Day.
Whereas June 23 is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Education
Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-318; 86 Stat. 235) by President
Richard Nixon;
Whereas these amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 created the Basic
Educational Opportunity Grant, later named the Federal Pell Grant in
honor of its sponsor, Senator Claiborne Pell;
Whereas, 50 years ago, Senator Pell said ``for it's through this Act that the
dream of access, and opportunity for college education becomes a
reality. It's in this Act that we say a lack of financial wealth should
not, and will not, stand in the way of a person who has the talent, the
desire and the drive to reach out for a college education.'';
Whereas, 50 years later, this program to help low-income students pursue their
higher education goals maintains bipartisan support in Congress and
bipartisan support with the public;
Whereas in 2022, Federal Pell Grants are helping nearly 7,000,000 students, or
about 40 percent of undergraduate students, pursue and succeed in higher
education;
Whereas Federal Pell Grants help students from all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and United States territories, from rural areas to cities and
everywhere in between;
Whereas the Federal Pell Grant Program is well-targeted to meet the needs of
students with demonstrated financial need, with the vast majority of
Federal Pell Grant recipients having family incomes of $40,000 or less;
Whereas extensive research shows that the Federal Pell Grant Program increases
college enrollment and completion among low- and moderate-income
students;
Whereas Federal Pell Grants are critical for students from historically
underrepresented backgrounds, including 58 percent of Black students, 47
percent of Hispanic students, 51 percent of American Indian/Alaska
Native students, 48 percent of first-generation students, 52 percent of
parenting students, and 39 percent of student veterans;
Whereas students use their Federal Pell Grant at the institutions of their
choice, which can include public, private, 2-year, and 4-year
institutions of higher education;
Whereas the program is a proven investment to boost future economic mobility,
with college graduates paying more in taxes and earning more in after-
tax income than high school graduates; and
Whereas, over the past 50 years, the Federal Pell Grant Program has helped over
80 million Americans: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Federal Pell
Grant Program;
(2) expresses support for the designation of National
Federal Pell Grant Day this year and in future years; and
(3) encourages all people in the United States to celebrate
National Federal Pell Grant Day by recognizing the more than 80
million individual low- and middle-income eligible students
that have benefitted from the Federal Pell Grant over the years
by celebrating their student success stories and by ensuring
the same access for future students.
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