# 119-s-3661: PATH to Education Act

119-s-3661, PATH to Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3661
- Congress: 119
- Title: PATH to Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Better transit access for students and Head Start families.** This bill would create a new federal grant program to pay for bus, rail, and paratransit changes that connect community colleges, minority-serving and rural colleges, area career and technical schools, and center-based Head Start programs to local transit. - Makes it easier for center-based Head Start participants and their families to reach programs by funding added stops, route adjustments, schedule changes, and complementary paratransit. Grants can cover eligible operating costs. - Helps students at community colleges, minority-serving institutions, career and technical schools, and rural-serving colleges get to classes by funding new stops, routes, or more frequent service. Grants give priority to institutions where more than 25% of students receive a Federal Pell Grant. - Allows public transit providers to apply in partnership with eligible institutions or Head Start agencies. The bill sets aside $1 million in FY2027 and rises to $5 million in FY2031 to fund these grants. *If enacted, the bill would allocate $1 million in FY2027 rising to $5 million in FY2031, totaling $15 million across FY2027–FY2031 and increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Transit help for students and families: benefit, low. This bill would create a PATH grant program to fund transit service that connects students and Head Start families to campuses and centers. The Secretary of Transportation would give grants to public transit agencies that partner with eligible institutions, including community colleges, minority-se…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3661 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3661)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-4189: INSULIN Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4189)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3661 (as of 2026-04-21).