II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 840 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants.