House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Diversify Act
Official title: To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jesús García D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 21, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10518.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 149, September 21, 2026, Page H5994):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10518, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10518
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 2, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 1, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats
0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Summer Lee (D-PA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesús García.
- H.R. 7032 (119th) Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
- H.Res. 838 (119th) Commemorating the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos in the United States and around the world.
- H.R. 8612 (119th) Reward Work Act
- H.R. 9853 (119th) Right to Learn Act of 2026
- H.R. 8218 (119th) Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act
- H.R. 9513 (119th) Community Schools and Health Equity Act
Related bills
- S. 5431 (119th) Diversify ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 2, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.