US Congress Senate Bill 1998 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on August 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, it increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant award for academic year 2016-2017 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The bill also increases from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year (i.e., it restores year-round Pell Grants). An eligible student is a student who has already received one Pell Grant for an award year and is enrolled in an eligible program for an additional payment period (e.g., a summer term) during the same award year. A student's total amount of Pell Grants must not exceed 150% of the maximum Pell Grant for that award year. Also, any period during which a student receives an additional Pell Grant counts toward that student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period. The bill increases from 12 to 15 semesters a student's lifetime Federal Pell Grant eligibility period.

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act Middle Class CHANCE Act

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5310 (Related) 2016-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1998/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1998/BILLS-114s1998is.pdf