# 117-hr-9468: Improving Access to Higher Education Act

117-hr-9468, Improving Access to Higher Education Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9468
- Congress: 117
- Title: Improving Access to Higher Education Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-12-08
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Improving Access to Higher Education Act This bill addresses accessibility issues of students with disabilities in higher education. Specifically, the bill revises a grant program that supports institutions of higher education (IHEs) in educating students with disabilities. The Department of Education must award at least five grants to an IHE that provides professional development and technical assistance in order to improve access to and completion of postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities. The bill also (1) revises and reauthorizes through FY2028 a program for national technical assistance centers that assist students with disabilities, and (2) reauthorizes through FY2028 a program to promote training and job placement of real-time writers to provide closed captioning of videos. Further, the bill establishes a new program that awards grants to IHEs for certain activities that improve accessibility of instruction and materials, such as distance education courses. The bill also establishes an independent commission to develop guidelines for accessible postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies. In addition, the bill requires each IHE to establish an office of accessibility to develop and implement policies that support students with disabilities.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9468 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9468)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-785: For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-785)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9468 (as of 2025-11-18).