119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jun 23, 2026
S. 4859In Committee
A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. (D-HI)25 cosponsorsIntroduced Jun 23, 2026
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Jun 23
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23
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Jun 23
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23
Introduced in Senate
All 25 cosponsors
24 Democrats · 0 Republicans · 1 Independent
Democrats (24)
Independents (1)
King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
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