H.R. 1409 119th Congress House

College Thriving Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program for skills-for-success courses for all first-year students enrolled at certain institutions of higher education.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Valerie P. Foushee Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 18, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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College Thriving Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to carry out skills-for-success courses for all enrolled first-year students (including transfer students). Skills-for-success course means a course that (1) has a low student-to-teacher ratio, (2) is not graded or is pass-fail, and (3) provides skills for success in college in specified topics (e.g., time management skills, coping with stress, and goal setting).

In awarding grants, ED must give priority to IHEs where at least 50% of all students enrolled in the most recent academic year were eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Feb 21, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1409: College Thriving Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1409/

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