U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10551: Public Service Educational Assistance Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to the dependents of public service employees, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to the dependents of public service employees, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to the dependents of public service employees, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Educational Assistance Act . SECTION 2. Establishment of the Public Service Educational Assistance Program (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to each dependent of each public service employee who, on or after the effective date of this Act, has at least 20 years of service as a public service employee, in the aggregate, and who was a public service employee on the date of enactment of this Act, or began service as a public service employee after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Educational assistance Educational assistance provided to a dependent under this Act-- (1) shall be in an amount that covers the cost of tuition, fees, and books for a program of study at an applicable postsecondary educational institution located in a State where a dependent is eligible to receive in-State tuition; and (2) may be provided for not longer than 4 academic years. SECTION 3. Coordination with other Federal benefits (a) Concurrent benefits A dependent may receive educational assistance under this Act …
Sponsors
- Shomari Figures (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Jahana Hayes (D, HD-005)
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- LaMonica McIver (D, HD-010)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 HB10551?
- HB10551 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Public Service Educational Assistance Act.
- What does HB10551 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Public Service Educational Assistance Program to provide educational assistance to the dependents of public service employees, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10551?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10551?
- Shomari Figures (D, HD-002), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10551?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10551
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