# 119-hres-1209: Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.

119-hres-1209, Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1209
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This resolution recognizes April as Community College Month and highlights community colleges' role in expanding access to higher education and training the workforce.** It notes there are 1,024 community colleges serving 10.5 million credit and noncredit students, with an average in-district tuition of $4,050 and an average student age of 27. The resolution also cites that community college alumni added $898.5 billion to the economy in fiscal year 2020 and that every public dollar invested returns $6.80 in tax revenue.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1209 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1209)

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