Congress·In Committee·S. 1832

Senate Bill Would Make Community College Free, Double Pell Grants to $14,790

College for All Act of 2025

10 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

The bill aims to make public community colleges and trade schools tuition-free for all students. For public four-year universities, tuition and fees would be eliminated for students from single-parent households earning up to $150,000 or married households earning up to $300,000.
It would double the maximum Pell Grant to $14,790 for students at public and Tribal colleges. These grants would also become fully tax-free, even when used for living expenses like food and housing, and eligibility would expand to include 'Dreamer' students and those with DACA status.
To fund this, the federal government would initially pay 100% of the costs in 2026, eventually settling into a permanent 80/20 cost-sharing split with participating states. States must agree to maintain their own education spending and ensure that at least 75% of classes are taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty.
The plan includes a specific grant program to eliminate tuition and fees at private, nonprofit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions for students from families earning under the $300,000 income limit.
Beyond tuition, the bill provides $10 billion for 'Inclusive Student Success Grants' to help colleges improve graduation rates through better advising, mental health services, and tutoring, specifically targeting low-income students and students of color.

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Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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May 21, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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H.R. 3543Identical bill

College for All Act of 2025

May 21 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.