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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5411

Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

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Introduced 2026-09-16Topic: education

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act This bill establishes a grant program for emergency student financial aid. It also prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from transferring functions related to this program to other federal agencies. Specifically, the bill directs ED to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to provide emergency financial aid grants to students. The bill also prohibits ED from entering into or carrying out interagency agreements related to this program. This prohibition applies to the transfer of functions such as administering or operating programs, making grants, carrying out technical assistance, enforcing rights and requirements (e.g., data collection requirements), conducting administrative and oversight functions, and monitoring grantees.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-16SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.refer
2026-09-16Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-15. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.