U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10689: Remedial Education Improvement Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for the improvement of remedial education programs at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for the improvement of remedial education programs at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for the improvement of remedial education programs at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remedial Education Improvement Act . SECTION 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to-- (1) improve remedial education and support students as they move throughout credit and non-credit bearing course work and complete postsecondary education; (2) provide funding to improve remedial education based on five models found to have success on a small scale; (3) through collection of data, reports, and evaluations, compare within and between models of remedial education and the impact of such models on postsecondary education completion; and (4) develop strategies to replicate successful models and improve the sustainability of remedial education programs. SECTION 3. Remedial education grants Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 486A the following: SECTION 486B. Remedial education grants (a) Grants authorized (1) In general From the funds appropriated under subsection (k) (and not reserved under subsection (c)(4)), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to …
Sponsors
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10689?
- HB10689 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Remedial Education Improvement Act.
- What does HB10689 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for the improvement of remedial education programs at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10689?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10689?
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB10689?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10689
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