Bill > S1288

This bill, the College for All Act of 2021, aims to ensure college affordability by: 1. Establishing a federal-state partnership to eliminate tuition and required fees at public community colleges and for working and middle class students at public 4-year institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities. 2. Increasing the maximum Pell Grant award amount and making the program mandatory funding. 3. Providing equity grants to under-funded public institutions and minority-serving institutions to invest in support programs to improve student outcomes. 4. Increasing funding for TRIO and GEAR UP programs to support low-income and first-generation college students. The bill also clarifies that it does not change the federal government's responsibilities under the Snyder Act regarding Native American education.