S.4859

S. 4859

June 23, 2026

Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Booker, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. King, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Fetterman, and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; 2. Findings; 3. Table of contents; references; 4. Doubling Federal Pell Grants and providing all Federal Pell Grants through mandatory funding; 5. Providing increased Federal Pell Grants and other assistance for recipients of means-tested benefits; 6. Federal aid eligibility for dreamer students; 7. Restoring the total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility; 8. Reducing financial aid penalties from satisfactory academic progress determinations; 9. Restoring Federal Pell Grant eligibility for certain students with scholarships; 10. Conforming amendments; 11. Effective date