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S. 5029 116th Congress Senate

Community College Student Success Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement program… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs funding
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 16, 2020
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 Latest action December 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community College Student Success Act of 2020

This bill establishes two grant programs for public two-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) to plan and implement programs that are designed to increase the rate at which their students graduate, the rate at which their students transfer to a four-year IHE, and the number of credits that students apply to a degree in their major.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3578 Community College Student Success Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5029: Community College Student Success Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5029/
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"S. 5029: Community College Student Success Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5029/.
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S. 5029, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5029/.
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