Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7689 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7689 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants under the student support services program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act''. SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL LIVING ASSISTANCE IN THE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM. Section 402D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a- 14) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(7) basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants in accordance with subsection (f).''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Basic and Emergency Supplemental Living Assistance Grants.-- ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the activities required under subsection (b)(7) with a grant received under this section, the recipient of such grant shall provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants to assist students who are current participants in the student support services program offered by the institution (in this subsection referred to as `eligible students')-- ``(A) in the case of a