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H.R. 3512: Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

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H.R. 3512: Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-16 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Plain summary

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime limit on Pell Grant eligibility (currently 12 full-time semesters).

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Official text

Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3512 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114