College for All Act of 2025
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Balint, Mr. Casar, Mr. García …
Primary Purpose
Establishes a Federal-State partnership to fully eliminate tuition and required fees at public colleges and universities for working and middle class students, expands Pell Grants, and provides additional funding for HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and minority-serving institutions.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Create a comprehensive federal-state partnership to make public college tuition-free, combined with targeted support for minority-serving institutions and expanded federal student aid"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Students from working and middle class families (income <= $150,000-$300,000)
- Students at public community colleges and universities
- Students at HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and minority-serving institutions
- Pell Grant recipients (maximum grant increased to $14,790)
- Undocumented students (Dreamers eligible for Pell Grants)
- First-generation college students
- Public higher education institutions (increased state and federal funding)
- Faculty at public institutions (75% tenure-track requirement)
Likely Burden Bearers
- Federal taxpayers (massive new appropriations required)
- State governments (20% cost share requirement after phase-in)
- For-profit colleges (excluded from benefits, may lose students to free public options)
- Private non-MSI colleges (may lose competitive advantage)
- Public institutions not meeting requirements (enrollment caps, faculty ratios)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "the_governor"
- → Chief executive of outlying areas (Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A public institution of higher education at which the highest degree awarded is an associate degree or an associate degree is the most frequently awarded degree, or a public postsecondary vocational institution.
An individual, regardless of age or immigration status, who has not obtained a baccalaureate degree or higher and meets income requirements (e.g., dependent students with parental income <= $300,000 for married parents or <= $150,000 for single parent).
A private nonprofit 2-year or 4-year institution that is a Part B institution, Hispanic-serving, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, Predominantly Black, AANAPISI, or Native American-serving nontribal institution, that has not converted from for-profit in the past 25 years.
A public 2-year or 4-year institution of higher education that receives less than the national average of State appropriations per full-time equivalent student.
A Tribal College or University as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act.
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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