House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
TEACH Improvement Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the use of TEACH Grants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ashley Hinson R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9628.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HINSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 112, July 9, 2026, Page H4380):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9628, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9628
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 22, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 22, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson.
- H.R. 1869 (119th) Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
- H.R. 6359 (119th) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
- H.R. 2262 (119th) Flexibility for Workers Education Act
- H.R. 2552 (119th) RIFLE Act
- H.R. 4673 (119th) Save Our Bacon Act
- H.R. 7498 (119th) After Hours Child Care Act
Related bills
- S. 4415 (119th) TEACH Improvement Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.