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119th Congress · S. 4859 · Introduced

Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026

Latest action Jun 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
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Sponsor

  • Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · [D-HI] · H001042
    Dem-HI current · 6 terms · @MazieHirono · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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current
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Mazie K. Hirono
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Mazie
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K.
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Hirono
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1947-11-03
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F

Current term (6 total)

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HI
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1
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Democrat
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2025-01-03
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2031-01-03
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109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
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202-224-6361
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http://www.hirono.senate.gov/rss/feeds/?type=all

Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (15)

  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Energy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • National Parks (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Readiness and Management Support (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Seapower (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 3

Social media

District offices (1)

  • 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm. 3-106, Prince Kuhio Federal Building, Honolulu, HI, 96850 · 808-522-8970 · fax 808-545-4683 · 21.3036893,-157.862353

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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S2HI00106
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2026
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HIRONO, MAZIE K.
party
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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Senate
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HI
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00
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Incumbent
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C
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2030
election_year
null
first_file_date
2011-05-27
last_file_date
2024-11-15
last_f2_date
2024-11-15
address
null

Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
total_receipts
$5,046,979.66
total_disbursements
$4,637,978.27
cash_on_hand_end_period
$1,405,874.85
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$0.00
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2019-01-01
coverage_end_date
2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (30)

  • Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · [D-WA] · M001111 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-WA current · 6 terms · @PattyMurray · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · [D-RI] · R000122 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-RI current · 8 terms · @SenJackReed · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · [D-RI] · W000802 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-RI current · 4 terms · @SenWhitehouse · 1 district office
  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · [D-VA] · K000384 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-VA current · 3 terms · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · [D-CA] · P000145 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-CA current · 3 terms · @SenAlexPadilla · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · [D-NH] · S001181 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-NH current · 3 terms · @SenatorShaheen · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · [D-CO] · B001267 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-CO current · 4 terms · @SenatorBennet · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · [D-CT] · B001277 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-CT current · 3 terms · @SenBlumenthal · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · [D-MA] · M000133 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-MA current · 23 terms · @SenMarkey · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · [D-IL] · D000622 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-IL current · 4 terms · @SenDuckworth · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · [D-NM] · H001046 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-NM current · 5 terms · @MartinHeinrich · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · [D-GA] · W000790 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-GA current · 2 terms · @SenatorWarnock · 1 district office
  • Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · [D-MA] · W000817 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-MA current · 3 terms · @SenWarren · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · [D-NY] · G000555 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-NY current · 6 terms · @GillibrandNY · 8 district offices
  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · [D-MN] · S001203 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-MN current · 3 terms · @SenTinaSmith · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · [D-MD] · V000128 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-MD current · 9 terms · @ChrisVanHollen · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · [D-CT] · M001169 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-CT current · 6 terms · @SenMurphyOffice · 1 district office
  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · [D-NJ] · B001288 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-NJ current · 3 terms · @SenBooker · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · [D-OR] · W000779 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-OR current · 14 terms · @RonWyden · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · [D-MN] · K000367 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-MN current · 4 terms · @SenAmyKlobuchar · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · [D-IL] · D000563 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-IL current · 12 terms · @SenatorDurbin · 4 district offices
  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · [I-ME] · K000383 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Ind-ME current · 3 terms · @SenAngusKing · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · [D-OR] · M001176 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-OR current · 3 terms · @SenJeffMerkley · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] · [D-PA] · F000479 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-PA current · 1 term · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] · [D-GA] · O000174 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-23 · original
    Dem-GA current · 1 term · @SenOssoff · 4 district offices
  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · [D-WI] · B001230 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-24
    Dem-WI current · 10 terms · @SenatorBaldwin · 6 district offices
  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · [D-CA] · S001150 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-24
    Dem-CA current · 14 terms · @SenAdamSchiff · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2026-06-24
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · [D-NJ] · K000394 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-23
    Dem-NJ current · 5 terms · 2 district offices
  • Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] · [D-MD] · A000382 · Co-sponsored 2026-09-23
    Dem-MD current · 1 term · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-06-23T19:56:17ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-06-23IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2026-06-23IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-09-25T11:03:24Z
    Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-06-27T03:53:29Z
    Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-06-27T03:49:05Z
    A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Education

Summaries

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Related bills

  • S 4595 (118) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-06-20 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 8807 (118) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024
    Latest: 2024-06-21 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
    Relationship: Cross-Congress related bill (via CRS)
  • HR 9414 (119) Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
    Latest: 2026-06-23 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

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Laws

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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