S. 5411 · 119th Congress · pending
Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-09-16 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act This bill establishes a grant program for emergency student financial aid. It also prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from transferring functions related to this program to other federal agencies. Specifically, the bill directs ED to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to provide emergency financial aid grants to students. The bill also prohibits ED from entering into or carrying out interagency agreements related to this program. This prohibition applies to the transfer of functions such as administering or operating programs, making grants, carrying out technical assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (e.g., data collection requirements), conducting administrative and oversight functions, and monitoring grantees.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-09-16
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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.
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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.
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$5,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$0
Tina Smith · Sponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-$1,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-$1,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)-$1,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordCUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC-$2,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,000
Official PAC recordEQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)-$2,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,000
Official PAC recordHUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC)-$2,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)-$2,500
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordAMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC)-$2,500
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordFAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)-$2,500
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.-$2,500
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-$4,500
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$4,500
Official PAC recordAZOA SERVICES CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLIANZ OF AMERICA PAC)-$5,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordIMPACT-$5,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordPOLARIS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM-$5,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC)-$5,000
Tina Smith · Sponsor · -$5,000
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.