# 119-hr-9300: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026

119-hr-9300, Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9300
- Congress: 119
- Title: Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Would create a competitive grant program to fund evidence-based reforms that boost participation, retention, and completion for high-need postsecondary students.** It would use a three-tier evidence framework, reserve funds for Tribal entities, and require sustainment plans plus independent evaluations to measure what works.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- College grant uses and rules: benefit, low. Applicants would need to submit plans showing how they will raise completion and sustain reforms after the grant ends. Applications must include evidence tiers for proposed reforms, annual benchmarks, an evaluation plan, Pell Grant participation rates, and student demographic data. Grantees would h…
- Federal grants for college student success: benefit, low. The Department of Education would award competitive grants to eligible colleges and partnerships for each fiscal year 2027 through 2032. Grants would fund services aimed at raising enrollment, retention, and completion for high-need students. If your school gets a grant, you could receive supports…
- Program evaluations and required report: benefit, low. The Department would fund outside evaluations of grantees to check whether projects follow their plans and actually improve retention and completion. Evaluations must compare participating students with similar students who did not get services. The Department would share results nationally to iden…
- Tribal and evidence funding rules: benefit, low. For each fiscal year 2027 through 2032, the bill would reserve 2% of annual program funds for eligible Indian entities (Tribal Colleges). From the remaining funds, at least 20% would be set aside for proposals with evidence-based reforms and at least one funded project would include a tier-3 eviden…
- Who counts as high-need students: benefit, low. The bill would define who can apply and which students count as "high-need." High-need categories would include low-income students (including Pell recipients), first-generation students, caregiver students, students with disabilities, students who left before finishing, justice-impacted reentering…
- One grant per multi-campus college: cost, low. If enacted, an entity with branch campuses would be able to receive a grant for only one campus at a time for fiscal years 2027 through 2032. This means a branch campus you attend might not get program-funded supports if a different campus of the same institution receives the award. The rule would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9300 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9300)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9300 (as of 2026-08-22).