# 119-s-5411: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

119-s-5411, Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5411
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**This bill would create an Emergency Financial Aid Grant Program** to fund colleges so they can give quick grants to enrolled students facing financial crises. It also bars the Department of Education from using other federal agencies to run or support the program.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Emergency cash grants for students: benefit, high. If enacted, the Education Department would fund colleges so they can give emergency cash grants to enrolled students. Each student could receive up to the maximum Federal Pell Grant for that academic year, and no award could push total aid above the school's cost of attendance. These grants would n…
- College application and reporting rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, colleges would apply each year to get program funds and must describe how they will run emergency grants. The Education Department would do outreach at least 60 days before application deadlines. Schools would have to acknowledge and fund approved awards no later than 10 business days a…
- Priority for community and rural colleges: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Education Secretary could give funding priority to certain colleges. Priority could go to community colleges (including 2-year Tribal colleges and qualifying branch campuses), institutions described in HEA section 371(a), rural campuses, schools where at least 33 percent of students…
- Ban on interagency help and non‑discrimination: mixed, low. If enacted, the Education Department would be barred from using other federal agencies' services, data, or agreements to run this program. The prohibition would cover existing and new arrangements for administration, data sharing, oversight, and technical assistance. The bill would also state that…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5411 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5411)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5411 (as of 2026-10-16).