119th Congress
S. 4859
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mazie K. Hirono(D-HI)
- Introduced
- Jun 23, 2026
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (30)
Original cosponsors (25)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Added later (5)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) · Jun 24, 2026
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Jun 24, 2026
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Jun 24, 2026
- Andy Kim (D-NJ) · Jul 23, 2026
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Sep 23, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jun 23, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Jun 23, 2026
Introduced in Senate