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H.R. 3169: Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

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H.R. 3169: Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-06-30 · Education · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-66.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-06-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 457 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3169 (2005-09-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-66. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 7, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to waive certain requirements for repayment of federal Pell Grants by students if: (1) they were residing in, employed in, or attending an institution of higher education located in a major disaster area; (2) their attendance was interrupted because of the disaster's impact on them or the institution; and (3) their withdrawal ended within the academic year during which the major disaster designation occurred or during the next succeeding academic year.

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Official text

Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3169, Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act (2005-09-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3169, Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act (2005-09-22)

Recorded votes

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A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3169 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109