PATH to Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3661 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3661 To increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase access to higher education and center-based Head Start programs by providing public transit grants. 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 ``Promoting Advancement Through Transit Help to Education Act'' or the ``PATH to Education Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASING ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSIT GRANTS. Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 5307, by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Promoting Advancement Through Transit Help to Education Grants.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection: ``(A) Center-based head start program.--The term `center-based Head Start program' means a center-based Head Start program, including a center-based Early Head Start program, under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). ``(B) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible institution' means-- ``(i) a community college; ``(ii) a minority-serving institution; ``(iii) a Head Start agency, including an Early Head Start agency, that operates a center-based Head Start program; ``(iv) an area career and technical education school, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); or ``(v) a rural-serving institution of high