SB5451: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.

What the bill says

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5451 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2026 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States.

From the introduced text, September 22, 2026:

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5451 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2026 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that recipients of Pell Grants be citizens or nationals of the United States. SECTION 1. Amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (a) Pell Grants Section 401(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(a) ) is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ; Eligible student after Definitions ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new and (B) is a citizen or national of the United States. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 484(a) ( 20 U.S.C. 1091(a) ) is amended by striking In order to receive and inserting Subject to section 401(a)(3), in order to receive .

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Sponsors

• Banks, Jim (R) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 22, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.