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To increase the total maximum Federal Pell Grant, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant award, which provides financial aid to low-income college students. The maximum grant would be set at $14,800 for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 award years, effective July 1, 2026. Starting with the 2028-2029 award year, the maximum grant amount would increase annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index to account for inflation. The actual amount awarded to individual students would be reduced by the amount specified in each year's appropriation act. This represents an increase from current Pell Grant maximum amounts.
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Top reported contributors to Salud O. Carbajal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,900
- TIGER MOON GROUP $13,200
- JENNINGS AERONAUTICS INC. $9,900
- WINDOW WORLD $9,900
- CHUMASH $8,400
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Actions (2)
- Oct 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To increase the total maximum Federal Pell Grant, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Degrees Not Debt Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF A FEDERAL PELL GRANT.
(a) Award Year 2026-2027 and Subsequent Award Years.—
(1) Amendment to award amount.—Section 401(b)(5)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(5)(A)), is amended to read as follows:
“(A)(i) Award years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.—For award years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant award per student shall be equal to $14,800, reduced by the amount specified as the maximum Federal Pell Grant in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that award year.
“(ii) Subsequent award years.—For award year 2028-2029, and each subsequent award year, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant award per student shall be equal to the amount that is equal to $14,800, increased by a percentage equal to the annual adjustment percentage for the award year for which the amount under this subparagraph is being determined, then reduced by the amount specified as the maximum Federal Pell Grant in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that award year.”.
(2) Definition.—Section 401(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(a)(2)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(G) the term ‘annual adjustment percentage’ as applied to an award year, is equal to the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)), for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of that award year.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2026, and shall apply with respect to each award year (as defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) beginning on or after such date. <all>
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