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America’s College Promise Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5998| House 
| Updated: 10/25/2023
Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (10)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
America's College Promise Act of 2023 This bill provides funding and establishes grant programs to expand access to higher education, including by providing free community college to students. Specifically, the bill establishes a program to waive resident tuition and fees for community college students. The Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities to pay the federal share of the program. As a condition of receiving such a grant, a state must (1) submit a plan to align the requirements for receiving a regular high school diploma with the requirements for entering credit-bearing coursework at community colleges; and (2) submit a plan to improve transfer pathways between institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by ensuring that associate degrees awarded by community colleges are fully transferable to four-year IHEs. Next, the bill directs ED to award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities for implementing evidence-based institutional reforms and innovative practices to improve student outcomes. In addition, ED must award grants to participating historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions to waive or significantly reduce the first 60 credits of tuition and fees for low-income students.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3933
America’s College Promise Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2861
America’s College Promise Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4212
America’s College Promise Act of 2019
Oct 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-3086
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3933
    America’s College Promise Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2861
    America’s College Promise Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4212
    America’s College Promise Act of 2019


  • October 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-3086
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • October 25, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education

Related Bills

  • S 118-3086: America’s College Promise Act of 2023

America’s College Promise Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-5998| House 
| Updated: 10/25/2023
America's College Promise Act of 2023 This bill provides funding and establishes grant programs to expand access to higher education, including by providing free community college to students. Specifically, the bill establishes a program to waive resident tuition and fees for community college students. The Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities to pay the federal share of the program. As a condition of receiving such a grant, a state must (1) submit a plan to align the requirements for receiving a regular high school diploma with the requirements for entering credit-bearing coursework at community colleges; and (2) submit a plan to improve transfer pathways between institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by ensuring that associate degrees awarded by community colleges are fully transferable to four-year IHEs. Next, the bill directs ED to award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities for implementing evidence-based institutional reforms and innovative practices to improve student outcomes. In addition, ED must award grants to participating historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions to waive or significantly reduce the first 60 credits of tuition and fees for low-income students.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3933
America’s College Promise Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-2861
America’s College Promise Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4212
America’s College Promise Act of 2019
Oct 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-3086
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3933
    America’s College Promise Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-2861
    America’s College Promise Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4212
    America’s College Promise Act of 2019


  • October 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-3086
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • October 25, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Teresa Leger Fernandez

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (10)
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 118-3086: America’s College Promise Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted