Fast Track To and Through College Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3359 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3359 To increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving postsecondary credit transfer. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2025 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving postsecondary credit transfer. 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 ``Fast Track To and Through College Act''. SEC. 2. ACCELERATING TIME TO DEGREE. (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparts 5, 6, and 7, as subparts 6, 7, and 8, respectively; and (2) by inserting after subpart 4 the following: ``Subpart 5--Accelerating Time to Degree ``SEC. 416A. PURPOSE. ``The purpose of this subpart is to increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and improving postsecondary credit transfer. ``SEC. 416B. DEFINITIONS. ``In this subpart: ``(1) Advanced coursework.--The term `advanced coursework' means coursework designed for students to earn postsecondary credit upon its successful completion while still in high school, such as coursework associated with Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, a dua