Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

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This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 16, 2015

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime limit on Pell Grant eligibility (currently 12 full-time semesters).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Latest action (Mar 23, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 16, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.