H.R. 7690

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7690 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7690

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2026

Mr. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum 
stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward 
Bound Student Stipend Support Act''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM STIPENDS.

Section 402C(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a-13(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Youths participating'' and inserting the 
following:
``(1) Maximum stipends through fiscal year 2027.--Subject 
to paragraph (2), youths participating'';
(2) by striking ``$60 per month'' and inserting ``$60 per 
month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
section for fiscal year 2027, $180 per month)'';
(3) by striking ``$300 per month'' and inserting ``$300 per 
month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
section for fiscal year 2027, $900 per month)'';
(4) by striking ``$40 per month'' and inserting ``$40 per 
month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this 
section for fiscal year 2027, $120 per month)'';
(5) by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
``Veterans participating in a project assisted under this 
section for fiscal year 2027 and specifically designed for 
veterans under subsection (d)(6) may be paid stipends not in 
excess of $300 per month.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Maximum stipends for fiscal year 2028 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.--
``(A) Fiscal year 2028.--In determining maximum 
stipend amounts with respect to any project assisted 
under this section for fiscal year 2028, each of the 
dollar amounts referenced in paragraph (1) for fiscal 
year 2027 shall be increased by a percentage equal to 
the estimated percentage change increase in the 
Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, 
using the definition in section 478(f)), and rounding 
the result to the nearest $10.
``(B) Fiscal year 2029 and each succeeding fiscal 
year.--In determining maximum stipend amounts with 
respect to any project assisted under this section for 
fiscal year 2029 and each succeeding fiscal year, each 
of the dollar amounts determined under this paragraph 
for the preceding fiscal year shall be increased by a 
percentage equal to the estimated percentage change 
increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by 
the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)), 
and rounding the result to the nearest $10.''.
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