House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
GRAD Act
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain part B institutions to be eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7341.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCLELLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 25, February 4, 2026, Page H2031):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7341, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7341
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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.
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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
14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer McClellan.
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- H.Res. 955 (119th) Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.
- H.R. 5965 (119th) Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.