SUCCESS Act of 2026
Creates five-year grants for colleges to provide academic counseling and other support for student survivors of sexual assault and other violence.
In the House Education and Workforce Committee since Oct. 1, 2026, 7 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Students who experience violence may need support to continue their education. The bill would create competitive federal grants for colleges to provide academic counseling and other services for student survivors. Grants could support tutoring, accommodations, mental health services, staff training, and help returning to school.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Create five-year campus grants
The Secretary of Education would award competitive grants to colleges and other eligible institutions of higher education for patient-centered academic counseling and other services for student survivors of sexual assault or other violence. Each grant would last 5 years.
- Prioritize specified institutions
In awarding grants, the Secretary would give priority to institutions with a history of Title IX violations, community colleges, and minority-serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
- Support survivors in several ways
Institutions could use grant funds for re-entry assistance, staff training, advisor development, academic accommodations such as confidential tutoring, increased mental health services, or funds for wrap-around services.
- Track services and student outcomes
At the end of a grant, each recipient would report on accommodations survivors requested and received, along with survivors’ graduation and re-enrollment rates. The Secretary would report to the authorizing committees on those rates no later than one year after the grant program concludes.
The bill cites the relationship between trauma and academic difficulties, including lower grades and a greater likelihood of leaving college. It says targeted academic support, alongside mental health services, could help student survivors stay enrolled and succeed.
The grant program would create a federal funding source for institutions to build or expand these supports. The bill authorizes appropriations but does not specify a dollar amount.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 1, 2026HOUSEOCT 1, 2026By Rep. DingellReferred to Education and Workforce
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeeOCT 1, 2026EDUCATION & WORKFORCE NOWOCT 1, 2026In committee for 7 daysNo hearing yet
- 7 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
At day 7, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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