Federal grants fund trauma-informed academic support for sexual assault survivors
H.R. 10664 — SUCCESS Act of 2026 · Filed by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a federal grant program for colleges and universities to fund patient-centered academic counseling and support services specifically for students who are survivors of sexual assault or other violence. Eligible institutions can use grants to provide tutoring, faculty training, mental health services, re-entry assistance, and other wraparound support designed to help trauma survivors succeed academically and stay enrolled.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a competitive grant program to fund institutional services for trauma survivors. It is straightforward public-health and education legislation with no hidden provisions or narrow beneficiaries—the beneficiaries are student survivors and the institutions serving them.
What the text implies
- Institutions with Title IX violation histories receive priority funding, creating financial incentive for compliance and institutional accountability beyond legal minimums.
- Reporting requirements on graduation and re-enrollment rates of survivors create a new data stream on institutional effectiveness in supporting trauma survivors, potentially informing future Title IX enforcement.
- Grant funds can support mental health services, which may reduce institutional liability exposure if survivors receive adequate care and support.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill directly benefits student survivors of sexual assault by funding institutional support services that address documented academic harms from trauma (lower GPAs, higher dropout rates). The grant program prioritizes institutions with Title IX violations and minority-serving institutions, targeting resources to populations with greater need and institutional accountability gaps.
Who stands to gain
- institutions of higher education (grant recipients)
- community colleges
- minority-serving institutions
- historically Black colleges and universities
- Tribal Colleges and Universities
Named in the bill
Department of Education, institutions of higher education, community colleges, minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Higher Education Act of 1965
Where it stands
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 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.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,929 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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