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HR 6686 · in committee · significant

No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill authorizes grants to colleges and universities for adopting and creating free, publicly available digital textbooks.
  • College students and faculty are affected by expanded access to free course materials in STEM subjects.
  • The Institute of Museum and Library Services administers grants; no specific funding amount or timeline is specified.

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  1. 01

    How would colleges decide which STEM subjects should prioritize free digital textbooks, and what happens to existing commercial textbook publishers?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that free digital textbooks improve student learning outcomes compared to traditional paid materials?

  3. 03

    Should the federal government fund textbook creation directly, or would institutions better serve students by receiving money to choose their own resources?

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Bill Foster

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Introduced 2025-12-12

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-12 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  2. 2025-12-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-12-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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