Expand and strengthen Pell Grants.

Expand and strengthen Pell Grants

Houlahan commits to expanding and strengthening Pell Grants.

Education | U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, a Pell-related expansion bill was introduced and referred, but Houlahan was not listed among the named sponsors on the introduced bill and there is no enactment shown here.

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BILLS-119hr10455ih.pdf
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for the 2026–27 award year, the maximum Pell Grant award remains fixed at $7,395. This situation could change at any time pending further action by Congress.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Federal Student Aid’s current 2026-27 guidance shows the maximum Pell award has not increased beyond $7,395, indicating the broader expansion goal remains only partially met.

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2026–27 Federal Pell Grant Maximum and Minimum Award Amounts | Knowledge Center
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the maximum Pell Grant award for the 2023–24 award year is $7,395, an increase of $500 from the $6,895 maximum Pell Grant award for the 2022–23 award year.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Federal Student Aid documented a $500 increase in the maximum Pell Grant for 2023-24, a concrete partial delivery of the commitment to expand Pell Grants.

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Operational Implementation Guidance – Federal Student Aid’s Implementation of 2023–24 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules | Knowledge Center
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about 570,000 more students were eligible for Pell Grants after the Department of Education implemented the simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for school year (SY) 2024–25 compared with SY 2023–24.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GAO found that FAFSA simplification expanded Pell eligibility, supporting a partial-delivery assessment for strengthening or expanding access.

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Pell Grants: Overall Student Eligibility Increased After Free Application for Federal Student Aid Simplification | U.S. GAO
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For the award year beginning on July 1, 2026, and each subsequent award year, the Secretary shall award grants (to be known as ‘Workforce Pell Grants’) to eligible students

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Public Law 119-21 created Workforce Pell Grants beginning July 1, 2026, a partial expansion of Pell access, though the same law also added some Pell ineligibility provisions.

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PLAW-119publ21.pdf
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Houlahan | Houlahan | Democratic | PA | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Houlahan voted yes on H.R. 2617, the FY2023 consolidated appropriations measure associated with the 2023-24 Pell maximum increase documented by Federal Student Aid.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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