Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026

EDU S.740 - Affordable College Textbook Act - A bill to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025 - A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. H.R.1132 - TRAIN Act - To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - The bills Title VIII covered several higher education provisions; ACCT worked with lawmakers to reject several which would have negatively impacted community colleges and their students. The bill also authorized Workforce Pell - a top priority for ACCT. S. 2862 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. H.R.5458 - Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act - A bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. This proposal would authorize the program for the next five years, increasing authorized funding to $500 million per year. S.2855 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S.2511 - College Transparency Act - A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system. The proposal would allow for more data-informed decisions by students, prospective students and families, and institutions. H.R.4806 - College Transparency Act - To establish a postsecondary student data system. This bill aims to establish a secure and privacy-protected postsecondary student-level data system which would allow the accurate evaluation of student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post completion outcomes; assist with transparency, institutional improvement, and analysis of Federal aid programs; provide accurate, complete, and customizable information for students and families; and reduce reporting burdens on postsecondary institutions. H.R. 3985 - Helping Student Parents Succeed Act - A bill directing institutions of higher education to develop policies around and communicate on (including the institution's website) for expectant and parenting students that specifically include: leave of absence and making up missed work related to pregnancy, birth, or adoption; and available resources for expectant and parenting students. H.R. 3994 - Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act - A bill that requires colleges and universities to collect and report comprehensive data on parenting students, including their enrollment, retention, and completion rates. This bill includes a provision in which the Department of Education's Commissioner of Education Statistics, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, is to establish a standardized definition of "parenting student." In addition, the Department of Education is to provide technical assistance to both states and institutions. H.R. 6968 - Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act - A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a competitive grant program to support community colleges and area career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training services programs for workforce development, and for other purposes. S. 1558 - Understanding the True Cost of College Act - A bill to create a universal financial aid offer form and standardize terms used to describe financial aid to allow students to more easily compare financial aid packages between schools. This move aims to prevent troubling findings by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that over 90% of college financial aid offer letters currently understate the price students would pay. H.Res.1209/S.Res.686 "Recognizing the significance of Community College Month in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nations economic prosperity." H.R. 7158/S. ____ Expanding AI Voices Act - A bill that would create a competitive grant run out of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop or expand research programs in AI and related fields; recruit faculty and have professional development on AI; build education pathways and workforce development pathways in AI; among other purposes. In considering awardees, NSF would consider applicants resource constraints, geographic diversity of the institutions, and the institutions ability to expand AI research, education, and workforce development opportunities for students. H.R. 9300/S.4778 Postsecondary Student Success Act - This bill would provide long-term authorization for the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program to dedicate "federal funding for evidence-based programs that help students stay enrolled in college, complete their degrees, and prepare for successful careers." H.R. 9414/S.4859 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - This bill would double the maximum Pell grant amount from $7,395 to $15,000 to restore the purchasing power of the program and then index the award for inflation to maintain the purchasing power of Pell; shift the Pell program from annual discretionary funding to guaranteed mandatory funding; extend the Pell Grant lifetime eligibility from 12 to 18 semesters; among other provisions. S. 4435 Improving Financial Aid Offers for Students Act - The goal of this bill is to equip students and families with transparent information on the cost of higher education opportunities they are considering before accepting an offer. A provision in this bill requires colleges and universities to submit to the Department of Education either the model template developed by the Department for presenting their financial aid offers or to develop their own, with the components and standardized language as would be required by this bill. S. 4578 Gateway to Careers Act- A bill that aims to provide grants for partnerships between technical and community colleges and state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. The goal of these partnerships is to connect employers to employees who would have access to robust workforce preparation programming supported by this bill.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1635: Pell to Grad Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 1048 and S. 1296: Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments (ALL). H.R. 777: Closing the College Hunger Gap Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to send to certain students who submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid information regarding potential eligibility for assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 3711 and S. 1948: POST GRAD Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (ALL). H.R. 2733: Pell Grant Flexibility Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes (ALL). H.R. 6677: Professional Degree Restoration Act A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reverse the reductions in Federal loan availability for graduate and professional students enacted under Public Law 119-21. H.R. 6718: Professional Student Degree Act A bill to amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (ALL). H.R. 1662: LEAP Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (ALL). H.R. 9414: The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026 A bill to improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes (ALL). S. 4165 Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 A bill to require all institutions of higher education receiving Federal assistance to regularly submit information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System regarding students, faculty, and administrators who are not United States citizens, or lawful permanent residents (ALL). Implementation of provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act pertaining to graduate and professional loan limits. Presidential and executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education, reduce the Departments workforce, and shift program responsibilities to other federal agencies.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.1048/ S.1296 Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act H.R. 6498 Student Financial Clarity Act H.R. 6502 College Financial Aid Clarity Act H.R. 6686 No Cost Educational Resources Act H.R. 6574 Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act H.R.6862 Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 7891 Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026 H.R. 7892 No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 H.R. 7893 FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act S. 1558 Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2025 S. 3589 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2025 S. 880 Fair College Admissions for Students Act S. 2859 Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 S. 4097 State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act H.R. 7810 Lowering Student Loans Act of 2025 S. 4415 TEACH Improvement Act of 2026 Informed Student Borrowers Act of 2026 H.R. 6739 Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6718 Professional Student Degree Act S. 4915 AI Labeling Act of 2026 H.R. 9414 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act H.R. 2003 Affordable Loans for Students Act S. 4435 Improving Financial Aid Offers for Students Act

Client expense: $37,531 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE