119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 6, 2025
Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 6, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
No official summary has been published for this bill.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…c Awareness and Education Campaign Act H.R. 3210, AI Literacy and Inclusion Act H.R. 7158, Expanding AI Voices Act S. 531/H.R. 1783, American Aprenticeship Act S. 1610/H.R. 2543, Tax-Free Pell Grant Act S. 3359/H.R. 7117, Fast Track to and Through College Act S. 4321/H.R. 8333, YouthBuild for the Future Act H.R. 4105, VET AI…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (ALL). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2543, S. 1610, Tax-Free Pell Grant Act, all titles
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 29, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (ALL). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…c Awareness and Education Campaign Act H.R. 3210, AI Literacy and Inclusion Act H.R. 7158, Expanding AI Voices Act S. 531/H.R. 1783, American Aprenticeship Act S. 1610/H.R. 2543, Tax-Free Pell Grant Act S. 3359/H.R. 7117, Fast Track to and Through College Act S. 4321/H.R. 8333, YouthBuild for the Future Act H.R. 4105, VET AI…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$37,531
Spent on own lobbying
Various Higher Education tax priorities H.R.2543/S. 1610 Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 18, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2543, S. 1610, Tax-Free Pell Grant Act, all titles
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 14, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…omy of the Future Commission Act (S. 4046 / H.R. 8345) TECH Act (S. 4371 / H.R. 8051) American Apprenticeship Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1783) Tax Free Pell Grant Act (S. 1610 / H.R. 2543) Digital Skills for Todays Workforce Act (S. 3328 / H.R. 6416) Fast Track to and Through College Act (S. 3359 / H.R. 7117) Investing in American Wo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Jun 3, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…omy of the Future Commission Act (S. 4046 / H.R. 8345) TECH Act (S. 4371 / H.R. 8051) American Apprenticeship Act (S. 531 / H.R. 1783) Tax Free Pell Grant Act (S. 1610 / H.R. 2543) Digital Skills for Todays Workforce Act (S. 3328 / H.R. 6416) Fast Track to and Through College Act (S. 3359 / H.R. 7117) Investing in American Wo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 27, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 2543, S. 1610, Tax-Free Pell Grant Act, all titles
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (ALL). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$77,042
Spent on own lobbying
Various Higher Education tax priorities H.R.2543/S. 1610 Tax-Free Pell Grant Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 10, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (ALL). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng 1.4 percent excise tax on annual net investment income of private college and university endowments, and rescinding clean energy tax credits). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 6, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY · lobbying firm or registrant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng 1.4 percent excise tax on annual net investment income of private college and university endowments, and rescinding clean energy tax credits). H.R. 2543 and S. 1610: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes (AL…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing