The Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026 is currently in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. It was introduced in June 2026 and is still in the early stages of the legislative process. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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Unlikely to pass
While helping students graduate is a popular goal, this bill currently lacks Republican cosponsors and was introduced late in the session, making it difficult to pass quickly.
How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 3995 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Life & Work
Active-duty service members attending college fall under the "military-connected student" definition. They would benefit from the same retention and completion support services funded by these grants, though the scope of impact depends on how many active-duty members are enrolled at participating institutions.
“(G) a military-connected student.”
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Milestones
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Jun 11, 2026Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Jun 11, 2026
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026
Bill NumberS 4778
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
