U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10455: Debt-Free College Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debt-Free College Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Debt-free college partnership Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: J Debt-Free College Partnership SECTION 499A-1. Purpose The purpose of this part is to establish State-Federal partnerships that will-- (1) increase investment in public higher education; and (2) provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt ( debt-free college ). SECTION 499A-2. Definitions In this part: (1) Cost of attendance The term cost of attendance has the meaning given the term in section 472. (2) Debt-free college commitment The term debt-free college commitment means a commitment by a State participating in the State-Federal partnership under this part to cover the unmet financial need for all eligible students. (3) Eligible student The term eligible student means an individual who-- (A) is enrolled, or is eligible to enroll, in a public institution of higher education in the State in …
Sponsors
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
- Morgan McGarvey (D, HD-003)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Ayanna Pressley (D, HD-007)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, HD-012)
- Chellie Pingree (D, HD-001)
- Zoe Lofgren (D)
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10455?
- HB10455 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Debt-Free College Act of 2026.
- What does HB10455 do?
- In its own words: To establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10455?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10455?
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10455?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10455
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