Provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students.

Vicente Gonzalez · Texas · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support providing Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students.. Promised outcome: DREAMer students become eligible for Federal Pell Grants.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10455, Debt-Free College Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Texas's 34th District.

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Full Title To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.

Gonzalez cosponsored H.R. 10455, which includes a stated purpose of providing Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students.

H.R. 10455 (IH) - Debt-Free College Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10455ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Norton, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Simon, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Gonzalez was included in the introduction of H.R. 10455, whose title expressly includes providing Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, but the action was referral to committee rather than enactment.

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H.R. 10455 (IH) - Debt-Free College Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10455ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Undocumented students and students who have DACA status remain ineligible for Title IV aid. To be Title IV eligible, a student must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, a citizen of the Freely Associated States, or a Lawful Permanent Resident or other eligible noncitizen

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Current Federal Student Aid guidance still says undocumented and DACA students remain ineligible for Title IV aid, confirming the Pell-eligibility promise has not yet been delivered under current rules.

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Social Security Number | 2026-2027 Federal Student Aid Handbook
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-19 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Gonzalez is named among the members introducing H.R. 10455, whose title includes providing Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, so there is documented same-term effort materially attributable to him. However, the bill was only referred to committee, and current Federal Student Aid guidance still says undocumented and DACA students remain ineligible for Title IV aid. Because the promised outcome has not been enacted and no deadline has expired, the status is unresolved rather than delivered or never.

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