119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1832

1. Short title
2. Table of contents
101. Federal-state partnership to fully eliminate tuition and required fees
201. Grant program to eliminate tuition and fees for eligible students at private nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions
202. Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and Freely Associated States college access
301. Federal Pell Grant improvements
401. Inclusive student success grants
501. Increasing success for low-income and first generation students
601. Appropriations for historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions
701. Rule of construction regarding the Snyder Act

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "College for All Act of 2025".

2. Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

101. Federal-state partnership to fully eliminate tuition and required fees

Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

201. Grant program to eliminate tuition and fees for eligible students at private nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions

Part F of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 101, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

202. Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and Freely Associated States college access

Part F of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 101 and amended by section 201, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

301. Federal Pell Grant improvements

(a) Repeal of scoring requirement - Section 406 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) is amended—

(1) - by striking subsection (b); and

(2) - by striking " (a) In general" and inserting the following: "Upon".

(b) Amendment to Federal Pell Grants - Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended—

(1) Maximum Federal Pell Grant - in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) and inserting the following:

(5) Maximum Federal Pell Grant

(A) Award year 2026–2027 - For award year 2026–2027, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant shall be—

(i) - in the case of an eligible student who is in attendance at an institution of higher education described in section 101 or a Tribal College or University described in section 316(b)(3), $14,790; or

(ii) - in the case of an eligible student who is in attendance at an institution of higher education not described in clause (i), $7,395.

(B) Subsequent award years - For award year 2027–2028, and each subsequent award year, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant shall be equal to the total maximum Federal Pell Grant for the preceding award year (applicable to the institution at which the eligible student is in attendance)—

(i) - increased by the annual adjustment percentage for the award year for which the amount under this subparagraph is being determined; and

(ii) - rounded to the nearest $5.

(C) Definition of annual adjustment percentage - In this paragraph, the term annual adjustment percentage, as applied to an award year, is equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of that award year.

(6) Appropriation of funds - There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year to provide the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible under this section during an award year.

(7) No effect on previous appropriations - The amendments made to this section by the FAFSA Simplification Act shall not—

(A) - increase or decrease the amounts that have been appropriated or are available to carry out this section for fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025 as of the day before the effective date of such Act; or

(B) - extend the period of availability for obligation that applied to any such amount, as of the day before such effective date.

(2) - in subsection (d)(5)(A), by striking "shall not exceed 12 semesters, or the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation" and inserting "shall not exceed 7 years and 6 months";

(3) - in subsection (f), by striking "Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting the student’s account shall be limited to tuition and fees, and food and housing if that food and housing is institutionally owned or operated. The student may elect to have the institution provide other such goods and services by crediting the student’s account." and inserting "Payments under this section may be used by the student for living and nontuition expenses.";

(4) - by striking subsections (g) and (h); and

(5) - by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively.

(c) Eligibility for Dreamer students and students with other immigrations statuses - Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended—

(1) - by striking subsection (a)(5) and inserting the following:

(5) - be—

(A) - a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, or able to provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident, or be a Dreamer student, as defined in subsection (u); or

(B) - in the case of eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant, a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, able to provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident, a Dreamer student (as defined in subsection (u)), or subject to a grant of deferred enforced departure, a grant of deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, or temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a); and

(2) Dreamer students - by adding at the end the following:

(u) Dreamer students

(1) In general - In this section, the term Dreamer student means an individual who—

(A) - was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which the individual initially entered the United States;

(B) - has provided a list of each secondary school that the individual attended in the United States; and

(C)

(i) - has earned a high school diploma, the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, or a high school equivalency diploma in the United States or is scheduled to complete the requirements for such a diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins;

(ii) - has earned a degree from an institution of higher education or has completed not less than 2 years in a program for a baccalaureate degree or higher degree at an institution of higher education in the United States and has made satisfactory academic progress, as defined in subsection (c), during such time period;

(iii) - at any time was eligible for a grant of deferred action under—

(I) - the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children"; or

(II) - the November 20, 2014, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents"; or

(iv) - has served in the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge.

(2) Hardship exception - The Secretary shall issue regulations that direct when the Department shall waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) or (B), or both, of paragraph (1) for an individual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such paragraph, if the individual—

(A) - demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirement of such subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and

(B) - satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C).

(d) Full exclusion from gross income for Pell Grants

(1) In general - Section 117(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3) Special rule for Pell Grants - Amounts received under a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) shall be treated as an amount received as a qualified scholarship notwithstanding whether such amount was used for qualified tuition and related expenses.

(2) Effective date - The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

401. Inclusive student success grants

Part F of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 101 and amended by sections 201 and 202, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

501. Increasing success for low-income and first generation students

(a) Authorization of appropriations for Federal TRIO programs - Section 402A(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(g)) is amended by striking "$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding fiscal years" and inserting "$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2035".

(b) Authorization of appropriations for gear Up programs - Section 404H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) is amended by striking "$400,000,000" and all that follows through the period and inserting "$736,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029.".

601. Appropriations for historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions

(a) In General - Section 371(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking "$255,000,000" and all that follows through the period and inserting "$510,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.".

(b) Allocation and allotment - Section 371(b)(2)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(b)(2)(A)) is amended—

(1) - in clause (i), by striking "100,000,000" and inserting "200,000,000";

(2) - in clause (ii), by striking "100,000,000" and inserting "200,000,000"; and

(3) - in clause (iii), by striking "55,000,000" and inserting "110,000,000".

701. Rule of construction regarding the Snyder Act

Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to change or abrogate the Federal Government’s responsibilities under the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) (commonly known as the "Snyder Act").

119-S1832

College for All Act of 2025