H.R. 8618 · 119th Congress · pending
College Affordability and Accessibility Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Latest official action 2026-04-30 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christian D. Menefee
House · TX District 18 · Democratic
$194,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$20,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $20,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$15,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordMEDICARE FOR ALL$15,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordHOUSTON PILOTS PAC$11,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $11,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC$10,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordYOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC$5,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PAC$4,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA$3,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBRACEPAC$2,500
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$2,500
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$2,500
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION'S TIAPAC$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$2,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC$2,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordDONT GIVE UP THE SHIP PAC$2,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordJUSTICE LEAGUE PAC$2,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordOUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE$2,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC)$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordFOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNEW VOICE PAC$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPAC FOR GOOD$1,000
Christian D. Menefee · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.