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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Debt-Free College Act of 2026

S. 5403Introduced Sep 15, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ben Luján (D-NM), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress

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Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.