Improving Access to Higher Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10203 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10203 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 1, 2026 Mr. DeSaulnier 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 improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Higher Education Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION Sec. 101. Supporting postsecondary faculty, staff, and administrators in providing accessible education. Sec. 102. Office of Accessibility. Sec. 103. Accessible instructional materials and technology. Sec. 104. Postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities. Sec. 105. National Technical Assistance Center and National Coordinating Center for Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Sec. 106. Definitions. TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Submission of data with respect to students with disabilities. Sec. 202. Training for realtime writers to provide closed captioning and court reporting services. Sec. 203. Perfecting amendment. TITLE I--PROGRAMS