REAL Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2521
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Education programs funding

Higher education

Sex offenses

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b style=""></b><b style="">Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015 or the REAL Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration. </p> <p>This amendment takes effect in academic year 2015-2016. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2521 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Ms. Edwards (for herself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Lee , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Norton , Mr. Lewis , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , and Mr. Hastings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015 or the REAL Act of 2015 . 2. Reinstatement of Federal pell grant eligibility Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) each place it appears and inserting (6)(B) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic year 2015–2016 and succeeding academic years.