S. 4859: Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: June 23, 2026
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (June 23, 2026)
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
This bill doubles Pell Grant awards and makes "Dreamer" students and illegal aliens with US citizen children eligible for taxpayer student aid.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) (June 23, 2026)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) (June 24, 2026)
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) (June 24, 2026)
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) (June 24, 2026)
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) (July 23, 2026)