U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10518: Diversify Act
Status: In committee, September 21, 2026
To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
A BILL To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve Outcomes For Youth Act or the Diversify Act . SECTION 2. Amendments to the TEACH Grants program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 Subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 420L(1), by inserting (except that such term does not include an institution described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 102) after 102 ; (2) in section 420M-- (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking $4,000 and inserting $8,000 ; (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking the second and third sentences and inserting the and (C) in subsection (d)-- (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking $16,000 and inserting $32,000 ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking $8,000 and inserting $16,000 ; and (3) in section 420N-- (A) in subsection (b)-- (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); (ii) by striking an agreement and all that follows through the applicant will and inserting an agreement by the applicant that the applicant will ; (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs …
Sponsors
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4) · primary sponsor
- Jahana Hayes (D, HD-005)
- Lucy McBath (D, HD-006)
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Summer Lee (D, HD-PA-12)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10518?
- HB10518 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Diversify Act.
- What does HB10518 do?
- In its own words: To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10518?
- In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10518?
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10518?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10518
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