RISE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici
Introduced
Summary
Broader recognition of disability documentation would make it easier for more students to qualify for campus accommodations, while also requiring colleges to report disability data and creating federal funding for a national support center.
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- Students with disabilities would be able to use a wide range of records as proof of disability. Examples include past Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Section 504 plans, private evaluations, records from other schools, and service-related disability records.
- Colleges would have to adopt clear, written policies on how they determine eligibility and share that information with students, parents, and faculty in accessible formats and during orientation.
- Institutions would need to submit federal postsecondary data on students formally registered with disability services, including counts of enrolled students with disabilities, number receiving accommodations, share of undergraduates, and number of degrees or certificates; submissions may be declined if they risk revealing personally identifiable information.
*Would authorize $10 million in federal appropriations for the National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Easier disability documentation and ADA protections
If enacted, colleges would have to accept many common documents as proof of disability for accommodations. Acceptable items would include IEPs, Section 504 plans, ADA service records, licensed evaluations, other colleges' disability records, and military service disability documents. Colleges would have to publish clear rules and share them in accessible formats. The bill would also state it does not change ADA meanings or rights.
$10 million for student disability center
If enacted, Congress could appropriate $10 million for the National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities. That money could be used to support information and technical help for postsecondary students with disabilities.
Colleges must report disability data
If enacted, colleges would have to report aggregate counts about undergraduates registered with disability services to IPEDS or similar federal data collections. Required numbers would include total enrolled, number receiving accommodations, percent of undergraduates with disabilities, and degrees or certificates earned by these students. Colleges would not have to report data that would identify an individual.
Fix to disability definition citation
If enacted, the bill would replace the reference "section 3(2)" with "section 3" in the Higher Education Act's definition of disability. This is a technical citation change and would not itself add benefits or change who qualifies.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bonamici
OR • D
Cosponsors
Houchin
IN • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Lawler
NY • R
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 8/19/2025
Nunn (IA)
IA • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Subramanyam
VA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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