Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7690 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7690 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 increase the maximum stipend amounts provided under Upward Bound projects. 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 ``Dr. William W. Sullivan TRIO Upward Bound Student Stipend Support Act''. SEC. 2. MAXIMUM STIPENDS. Section 402C(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13(f)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Youths participating'' and inserting the following: ``(1) Maximum stipends through fiscal year 2027.--Subject to paragraph (2), youths participating''; (2) by striking ``$60 per month'' and inserting ``$60 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2027, $180 per month)''; (3) by striking ``$300 per month'' and inserting ``$300 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2027, $900 per month)''; (4) by striking ``$40 per month'' and inserting ``$40 per month (or, with respect to any project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2027, $120 per month)''; (5) by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``Veterans participating in a project assisted under this section for fiscal year 2027 and specifically designed for veterans under subsection (d)(6) may be paid stipends not in excess of $300 per m