What does Improving Access to Higher Education Act do?

This legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to substantially expand access to postsecondary education for students with disabilities, with particular emphasis on students with intellectual disabilities. The bill pursues three interconnected objectives: creating inclusive higher education programs that integrate students with intellectual disabilities into mainstream campus life, ensuring that postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies are fully accessible to students with disabilities, and building a national infrastructure of technical assistance and coordination to support these goals. The bill recognizes that students with intellectual disabilities have historically been excluded from higher education and seeks to remedy this through competitive grant programs, institutional mandates, and the creation of new federal support structures. By aligning institutional obligations with existing civil rights frameworks and providing financial incentives for compliance and innovation, the legislation aims to transform postsecondary education into a genuinely inclusive environment where students with disabilities receive the same educational benefits as their peers without disabilities.

What is the status of HR10203?

Introduced as of September 1, 2026.

What does Improving Access to Higher Education Act do?

This legislation amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to substantially expand access to postsecondary education for students with disabilities, with particular emphasis on students with intellectual disabilities. The bill pursues three interconnected objectives: creating inclusive higher education programs that integrate students with intellectual disabilities into mainstream campus life, ensuring that postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies are fully accessible to students with disabilities, and building a national infrastructure of technical assistance and coordination to support these goals. The bill recognizes that students with intellectual disabilities have historically been excluded from higher education and seeks to remedy this through competitive grant programs, institutional mandates, and the creation of new federal support structures. By aligning institutional obligations with existing civil rights frameworks and providing financial incentives for compliance and innovation, the legislation aims to transform postsecondary education into a genuinely inclusive environment where students with disabilities receive the same educational benefits as their peers without disabilities.

What is the status of HR10203?

Introduced as of September 1, 2026.

HR10203 U.S. House: Improving Access to Higher Education Act

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 2, 2026

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.

1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION; 101. Supporting postsecondary faculty, staff, and administrators in providing accessible education; 102. Office of Accessibility; 103. Accessible instructional materials and technology; 104. Postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities; 105. National Technical Assistance Center and National Coordinating Center for Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities; 106. Definitions; TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS; 201. Submission of data with respect to students with disabilities; 202. Training for realtime writers to provide closed captioning and court reporting services; 203. Perfecting amendment

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 2, 2026

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,

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 2, 2026

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,

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 2, 2026

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,

H.R.10203

H.R.10203

H.R.10203

H.R.10203