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Home » Press Releases » U.S. Reps. Pocan, Scott, U.S. Sens. Hirono, Murray, Reed, Whitehouse: Introduce bill to double Pell Grant, make college more affordable
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would nearly double the Pell Grant maximum award, index the maximum award for inflation, and ...