Federal money for school students in sudden money crises.
H.R. 10451 — Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act · Filed by Joseph Morelle (D-NY) · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The Department of Education sets up a grant program. Schools get money to give to students facing sudden money problems. Grants do not count as income for other aid or taxes. The program runs through 2032. It helps community schools, rural schools, and schools with many poor students most.
Who it affects
School students facing sudden money crises get fast cash. This does not hurt their other aid or help. First-generation students, homeless students, foster youth, and students of color get priority.
One thing to notice
The bill stops the Department of Education from sharing student facts with other government offices. This may make it hard to check if students can get other help like food stamps.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- grant — Money given to a person or school that does not need to be paid back.
- income — Money a person earns or gets.
- community schools — Schools that serve students in a local area, often with lower costs.
- first-generation — The first person in a family to go to school past high school.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,342 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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