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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.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

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.

H.R.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

H.R.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations. H.R. 9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students, especially funding the Pell Grant Program to address the projected shortfall, Adult Basic Education, and Child Care Access Means Parents In School.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations. H.R. 9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students, especially funding the Pell Grant Program to address the projected shortfall, Adult Basic Education, and Child Care Access Means Parents In School.

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.

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.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations. H.R. 9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students, especially funding the Pell Grant Program to address the projected shortfall, Adult Basic Education, and Child Care Access Means Parents In School.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations.

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.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations. H.R. 9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students, especially funding the Pell Grant Program to address the projected shortfall, Adult Basic Education, and Child Care Access Means Parents In School.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations.

Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Legislation. H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - Funded the Departments of Education, Labor, HHS, and USDA, among other agencies that ACCT follows for programmatic grant opportunities to community colleges. Funding extends to the end of the fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Appropriations - met with appropriators to advocate on behalf of programs that support community college students. H.R.5304 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. S.2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students. H.R. 7148- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - A combination of five of the twelve appropriations bills that feature fiscal year 2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, among others. ACCT supported this bill as it level-funded most of the federal programs that are critical to community colleges, thus rejecting initial proposals of funding cuts and eliminations. H.R. 9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - House proposal that funds the Department of Education and Department of Labor. Advocated on the need to provide funding for key higher education programs that support community colleges and their students, especially funding the Pell Grant Program to address the projected shortfall, Adult Basic Education, and Child Care Access Means Parents In School.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

H.R.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

H.R.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

H.R.1589 - Dream and Promise Act - To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

H.R.464 - Skills Investment Act of 2025 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for lifelong learning accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1 - An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - Unsuccessfully advocated for the inclusion of Tax-Free Pell provision in the bill. H.R.2543: Tax-Free Pell Grant Act - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students. S.1610: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income - would allow community college students to use their portion of the Pell grant that is not used for tuition to go to other cost of attendance expenses without incurring tax liability for them. The bill would also modify AOTC and LLC to better serve community college students.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Farm Bill - to support the SNAP and SNAP E&T programs and for possible inclusion of a community college specific agricultural advancement program. H.R. 3425 Community College Agriculture Advancement Act - a bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs. S. 1740 Community College Agriculture Advancement Act - a bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs. H.R. 5362 - SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023 - To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enhance the operation of the employment and training program, and for other purposes. H.R.10445 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 - This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and provides emergency funding for disaster relief. It also extends, modifies, or establishes various programs and authorities throughout the federal government, including the Farm Bill.

H.R. 5894 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Houses FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Senates FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. H.R.2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 - This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. H.R.10445 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 - This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and provides emergency funding for disaster relief. It also extends, modifies, or establishes various programs and authorities throughout the federal government.

H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. S. 365 Dream Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.

H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. S. 365 Dream Act - a bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.

S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution. S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. S. 1349 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes. H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program. H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6585 - The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short- term workforce programs. H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act - To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Bill would authorize SCCTG and also streamline program inclusion for ETPL to those eligible for workforce Pell. S.3995 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.7811 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.9669 - BASIC Act - Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs. Provides competitive grants to institutions of higher education to support the basic needs of students. S.5091 - BASIC Act - Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs. Provides competitive grants to institutions of higher education to support the basic needs of students. S.5185 - Funding Community College Infrastructure Act - authorizes competitive grant program to support infrastructure projects at qualifying institutions of higher education

S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.1655: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (Jobs to Compete Act). - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.496: Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution. S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. S. 1349College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes. H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program. H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6585 - The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs. H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act - To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Bill would authorize SCCTG and also streamline program inclusion for ETPL to those eligible for workforce Pell. S.3995 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.7811 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.9669 - BASIC Act S.5091 - BASIC Act Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs S.5185 - Funding Community College Infrastructure Act - authorizes competitive grant program to support infrastructure projects at qualifying institutions of higher education

S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.1655: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (Jobs to Compete Act). - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.496: Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution. S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. S. 1349College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes. H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program. H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6585 - The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs. H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act - To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Bill would authorize SCCTG and also streamline program inclusion for ETPL to those eligible for workforce Pell. S.3995 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.7811 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.9669 - BASIC Act S.5091 - BASIC Act Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs S.5185 - Funding Community College Infrastructure Act - authorizes competitive grant program to support infrastructure projects at qualifying institutions of higher education

S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.1655: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs (Jobs to Compete Act). - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.496: Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution. S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. S. 1349College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes. H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program. H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6585 - The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs. H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act - To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Bill would authorize SCCTG and also streamline program inclusion for ETPL to those eligible for workforce Pell. S.3995 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.7811 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.9669 - BASIC Act S.5091 - BASIC Act Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs S.5185 - Funding Community College Infrastructure Act - authorizes competitive grant program to support infrastructure projects at qualifying institutions of higher education

S.978: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students H.R. 1811: Affordable College Textbook Act - a bill to reduce the cost of college materials for students S.161: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R.793: JOBS Act of 2023 - a bill to amend the Higher Education Act to include Pell Grants for short term programs H.R. 1630: PROSPECT Act - to establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and MSIs to become incubators for child care talent and to provide access to child care on campus H.R. 4244 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - possible re-introduction for active-duty reserves members, allows those called to serve for less than 30 days to return to their institution. S. 2076 Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act (SERVE) Act - This bill revises the definition of service in the uniformed services as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. S. 1349 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 2957 College Transparency Act - a bill to reform the college data reporting system and provide stakeholders with accurate and timely data on student access and success. H.R. 3411 PATH to College Act - a bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. H.R. 3000 Tax Free Pell - a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income, and for other purposes. H.R. 656 Head Start for Our Future Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program. H.R. 5998 America's College Promise Act of 2023 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. S. 3086 Americas College Promise Act of 2023 - A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6585 - The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short- term workforce programs. H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act - To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Bill would authorize SCCTG and also streamline program inclusion for ETPL to those eligible for workforce Pell. S.3995 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.7811 - Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2024 - legislation to support evidence-based practices that support student retention, completion, and success in postsecondary education. H.R.9669 - BASIC Act - Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs. Provides competitive grants to institutions of higher education to support the basic needs of students. S.5091 - BASIC Act - Directive for federal agencies to share data of students who applied for federal student aid and based on that information may be eligible for other federal safety net programs to support basic needs. Provides competitive grants to institutions of higher education to support the basic needs of students. S.5185 - Funding Community College Infrastructure Act - authorizes competitive grant program to support infrastructure projects at qualifying institutions of higher education

H.R. 5894 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 - Houses FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Senates FY24 Labor HHS Subcommittee funding bill - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. H.R.2882 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 - This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. H.R.10445 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 - This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and provides emergency funding for disaster relief. It also extends, modifies, or establishes various programs and authorities throughout the federal government.