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H.R. 5310: Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act

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H.R. 5310: Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-23 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · 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

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act

Plain summary

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act or the Middle Class CHANCE Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. Specifically, it increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant award for academic year 2017-2018 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. Additionally, the bill increases from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year (i.e., it restores year-round Pell Grants). An eligible student is a student who: (1) has already received one Pell Grant for an award year, (2) is enrolled in an eligible program for an additional payment period (e.g., a summer term) during the same award year, (3) is enrolled on at least a part-time basis, and (4) has completed a full-time course load prior to receiving an additional Pell Grant. A student's total amount of Pell Grants must not exceed 150% of the maximum Pell Grant for that award year. Also, any period during which a student receives an additional Pell Grant counts toward that student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period. Finally, the bill increases from 12 to 15 semesters a student's lifetime Federal Pell Grant eligibility period.

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Official text

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] · 40 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr5310 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114