H.R. 5675

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5675 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5675

To increase the total maximum Federal Pell Grant, and for other 
purposes.

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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

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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.
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