S. 5665 · 119th Congress · pending
America’s College Promise Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-09-30 · Referred
The bill, briefly
America's College Promise Act of 2026 This bill provides funding and establishes grant programs to expand access to higher education, including by providing free community college to students. Specifically, the bill establishes a program to waive resident tuition and fees for community college students. The Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities to pay the federal share of the program. As a condition of receiving such a grant, a state must (1) submit a plan to align the requirements for receiving a regular high school diploma with the requirements for entering credit-bearing coursework at community colleges; and (2) submit a plan to improve transfer pathways between institutions of higher education (IHEs), including by ensuring that associate degrees awarded by community colleges are fully transferable to four-year IHEs. Next, the bill directs ED to award grants to states and tribal colleges and universities for implementing evidence-based institutional reforms and innovative practices to improve student outcomes. In addition, ED must award grants to participating historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions to waive or significantly reduce the first 60 credits of tuition and fees for low-income students.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-09-30
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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
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 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.
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$20,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$20,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$13,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,500
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$12,500
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$12,000
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $4,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$12,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$11,000
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)$10,500
Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $4,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARDENT LEGACY HOLDINGS LLC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000
AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEAT THE ODDS PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE NEVADA PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE SENATE PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
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.