S4415-119

In Committee

TEACH Improvement Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, TEACH Improvement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TEACH Improvement Act of 2026.
  • Section idb6029951c130498e91997ef6a88b0582: 2. Teach grants Subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 9 TEACH Grants...
  • Section idfb391d26929b4ec29a6cf3b3a9d2cf6a: 420L. Definitions For the purposes of this subpart: The term eligible institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102, that the...
  • Section id2d9febe4e7f747e693c7cfe0c0ee50ef: 420M. Program established The Secretary shall pay to each eligible institution such sums as may be necessary to pay to each teacher candidate who files an...
  • Section id4a63d6921ce0412a976725be7e3f802c: 420N. Applications; eligibility The Secretary shall periodically set dates by which teacher candidates shall file applications for TEACH grants. Each teacher...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, TEACH Improvement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, TEACH Improvement Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 28, 2026

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Gallego) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"post-baccalaureate" §idb6029951c130498e91997ef6a88b0582

a program of instruction for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree that— is offered by an eligible institution that does not offer a baccalaureate degree in education

"post-baccalaureate" §idfb391d26929b4ec29a6cf3b3a9d2cf6a

a program of instruction for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree that— is offered by an eligible institution that does not offer a baccalaureate degree in education

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