S. 5451 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-09-22
Latest action (2026-09-22): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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