House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Pell Grant Sustainability Act
Official title: To index the maximum value of Federal Pell Grants to inflation.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1666.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H919):Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1666, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1666
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
41 cosponsors — 41 Democrats
0 of 41 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sean Casten.
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- H.R. 2592 (119th) Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 7977 (119th) Energy Bills Relief Act
- H.R. 5222 (119th) ESP, Paraprofessional, and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act
- H.R. 7645 (119th) Ceasefire Compliance Act of 2026
- H.R. 381 (119th) LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.