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H.R. 5711 117th Congress House

Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2021

Official title: To modify the Federal TRIO programs.

Introduced: October 25, 2021 Introduced by: Warren Davidson Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsAdult education and literacyEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs funding
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Elementary and secondary educationHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 25, 2021
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 Latest action October 25, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise revises TRIO programs. (These outreach and student-services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.)

Among other revisions to the programs, the bill

  • prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from rejecting TRIO grant applications based on certain errors;
  • requires ED to provide additional technical assistance to interested grant applicants;
  • revises the outcome criteria for measuring the quality and effectiveness of the programs, including those programs specifically designed for veterans;
  • allows program administrators to use a student's most recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine TRIO program eligibility; and
  • increases the maximum stipend for students participating in the Upward Bound Program or the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 883 Identical bill Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2021
  • HR 322 Reintroduced Bill Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5711: Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5711/
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"H.R. 5711: Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5711/.
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