# 119-hr-3939: RISE Act

119-hr-3939, RISE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3939
- Congress: 119
- Title: RISE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier disability documentation and ADA protections: benefit, medium. 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…
- $10 million for student disability center: benefit, low. 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: mixed, low. 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…
- Fix to disability definition citation: mixed, low. 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.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3939 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3939)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3939 (as of 2026-04-21).