# 119-hr-10672: America’s College Promise Act of 2026

119-hr-10672, America’s College Promise Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10672
- Congress: 119
- Title: America’s College Promise Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Tuition-free community college through a federal‑state partnership.** This bill would create a federal grant program to set tuition and fees to $0 for eligible students at public community colleges and eligible Tribal Colleges and Universities, and it would fund complementary student success grants and targeted grants to minority‑serving institutions. - Students and families: Eligible students could attend participating public community colleges with tuition and fees set to $0; the federal share of funding starts at 100% for 2027–2028 and phases down to 80% by 2031–2032. - States and Tribal Colleges: States must meet maintenance‑of‑effort rules and provide a rising State share that begins at 0% for 2027–2028 and reaches 20% by 2031–2032; Tribal Colleges get special rules that can provide 100% federal coverage initially. - HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs: Establishes grants to four‑year minority‑serving institutions to boost transfer and completion, with appropriations growing from about $98.1 million in FY2027 to roughly $2.5 billion by FY2036. *This bill would increase federal spending, authorizing about $1.0 billion annually for the Student Success Fund starting FY2027 and larger multi‑year appropriations for HBCU/TCU/MSI grants that rise to roughly $2.5 billion by FY2036.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Student Success Fund grants: benefit, high. If enacted, the Student Success Fund would authorize $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding year to award competitive grants for evidence‑based reforms and student supports that improve enrollment, retention, transfer, completion, and labor outcomes. The Secretary would prioritize…
- Grants to minority-serving colleges: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would fund grants to eligible HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and other minority‑serving institutions to boost bachelor's enrollment and completion and strengthen transfer pathways from community colleges. Eligible institutions generally must have at least 35% low‑income students and c…
- Tuition-free community college help: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would provide federal grants to make tuition and fees $0 for eligible students at participating public community colleges and eligible Tribal colleges starting with the 2027–2028 award year. The federal per‑student base would be set using the 2027–2028 average in‑state communit…
- State funding and alignment rules: mixed, high. If enacted, States would have to provide a rising State share for the tuition‑free program: 0% in 2027–2028, 5% in 2028–2029, 10% in 2029–2030, 15% in 2030–2031, and 20% in 2031–2032 and later. States must maintain per‑FTE higher education funding, operating support for public four‑year institution…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10672 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10672)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10672 (as of 2026-10-16).