Expand Pell Grants and college tax incentives to help families pay for higher education.

The college affordability section says she would expand Pell Grants and broaden tax incentives for college costs.

Hassan committed to expanding Pell Grants and college affordability tax incentives.

Innovate NH 2.0: A Granite State Roadmap for Fostering Innovation, Supporting Job-Creating Businesses and Expanding Opportunity
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The law enacted Title VII, the FAFSA Simplification Act, effective for award year 2023-2024 and later. It rewrote Higher Education Act section 401 on Federal Pell Grants, set eligibility tied to poverty-line thresholds, and provided that the total maximum Pell Grant equals $1,060 plus the maximum set in the applicable appropriations act.

Congress enacted a same-term Pell expansion/simplification measure during Hassan's first Senate term, including a statutory add-on to the maximum Pell award and revised eligibility rules.

partial same_term A for effort

Public Law 116-260, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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On the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R. 133, the Senate vote result was Motion Agreed to, 92 yeas to 6 nays. The roll call lists Hassan (D-NH), Yea.

Hassan voted for the bill that became Public Law 116-260, which included FAFSA Simplification and Pell Grant expansion provisions.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress, 2nd Session, Vote 289
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Federal Student Aid stated that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 included a $500 increase to the maximum Pell Grant, making the 2023-2024 maximum Pell Grant award $7,395. It also noted that for 2024-2025 and later, the FAFSA Simplification Act removes the half-time enrollment requirement for additional Pell Grant funds.

Implementation records show concrete Pell increases and expanded access rules after Hassan's same-term vote for FAFSA Simplification, though the $500 appropriations increase occurred after her first term.

partial later_term

Federal Student Aid: 2023-2024 Federal Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules
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The IRS page last reviewed or updated March 6, 2026 says the American Opportunity Tax Credit provides a maximum annual credit of $2,500 per eligible student, with 40 percent refundable up to $1,000, and lists the same income phaseout thresholds of $80,000-$90,000 single and $160,000-$180,000 joint.

As of the latest official IRS page before the lookback window, the main federal college tuition tax credit still reflected the longstanding $2,500 structure rather than a clear Hassan-era expansion.

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IRS: American Opportunity Tax Credit
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Public Law 119-21 created Workforce Pell Grants for award years beginning July 1, 2026 and later, for eligible workforce programs. The same law treated certain postsecondary credentialing expenses as qualified higher education expenses for 529 accounts, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, required testing fees, and continuing education fees.

During Hassan's later Senate service, federal law expanded Pell eligibility to short workforce programs and broadened 529 tax-advantaged education expenses, though the law also added Pell restrictions such as high Student Aid Index ineligibility.

partial later_term

Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1 Reconciliation Act
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On passage of H.R. 1 as amended, the Senate vote result was Bill Passed, 50 yeas to 50 nays, with the Vice President voting yea. The roll call lists Hassan (D-NH), Nay.

The later-term law that added Workforce Pell Grants and expanded some 529 education tax uses passed despite Hassan's opposition, so it shows policy delivery but not Hassan effort on that vehicle.

partial later_term

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 372
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