Padilla, Butler Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing 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 make other impro . . .
Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing 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 make other impro . . .