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Introduced
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
In Committee
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.
AI Summary
This bill aims to create a comprehensive program to make college more affordable and accessible, primarily through eliminating tuition and fees at public and certain private institutions. The College for All Act of 2025 establishes a federal-state partnership to fully eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students at community colleges and public 4-year institutions, with a phased approach that gradually increases state contributions from 0% to 20% over five years. For the first award year (2026-2027), the program will fully cover tuition and fees for students from households with adjusted gross incomes up to $150,000 for single-parent families or $300,000 for two-parent families. The bill also creates a parallel grant program for private nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to eliminate tuition for eligible students. Additionally, the legislation includes several complementary provisions, such as increasing Pell Grant amounts, expanding support for low-income and first-generation students, and providing additional funding for minority-serving institutions. The bill introduces an automatic stabilizer mechanism to help states maintain their higher education funding during economic downturns and includes provisions to improve student outcomes, such as supporting transfer pathways, increasing tenure-track faculty, and providing comprehensive student support services.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (64)
Pramila Jayapal (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Becca Balint (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Wesley Bell (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Maxine Dexter (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Cleo Fields (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Maxwell Frost (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Robert Garcia (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Adelita Grijalva (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
George Latimer (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Morgan McGarvey (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
LaMonica McIver (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 05/21/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3543/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr3543/BILLS-119hr3543ih.pdf |
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