Fuel Emissions Freedom Act

House Bill

H.R. 4117

119th Congress

Fuel Emissions Freedom Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Don Bacon

Representative

Republican

NE-2

Cosponsors

67

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Policy Area

Education

Summary

The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act aims to make college more accessible and affordable for students. It would eliminate tuition and required fees at community colleges, two-year tribal colleges, and for middle- and working-class students at four-year public colleges and universities. It would also expand and increase the federal Pell Grant program to help students cover living expenses.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SponsorDon Bacon (R-NE)

Introduced7/15/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

ChamberHouse

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Fuel Emissions Freedom Act

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The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act aims to make college more accessible and affordable for students. It would eliminate tuition and required fees at community colleges, two-year tribal colleges, and for middle- and working-class students at four-year public colleges and universities. It would also expand and increase the federal Pell Grant program to help students cover living expenses.

Bill Number: 4117
Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)
Introduced: 7/15/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy Area: Education

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Title: Fuel Emissions Freedom Act
Bill Number: 4117
Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced: 7/15/2025
Summary: The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act aims to make college more accessible and affordable for students. It would eliminate tuition and required fees at community colleges, two-year tribal colleges, and for middle- and working-class students at four-year public colleges and universities. It would also expan

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act aims to make college more accessible and affordable for students. It would eliminate tuition and required fees at community colleges, two-year tribal colleges, and for middle- and working-class students at four-year public colleges and universities. It would also expand and increase the federal Pell Grant program to help students cover living expenses.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

College for All Act of 2023 This bill establishes measures to expand access to higher education, including by eliminating tuition and required fees for eligible students, revising the Federal Pell Grant program, and reauthorizing certain programs to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Specifically, the bill provides funding to enable states and tribal colleges and universities, through a federal-state partnership, to eliminate tuition and required fees for (1) all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education and tribal colleges and universities. The bill provides funding to enable private, nonprofit historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions to eliminate tuition and required fees for eligible students. The bill permanently reauthorizes and otherwise revises the Federal Pell Grant program by <ul> <li>providing funding to increase the maximum award for each eligible student,</li> <li>increasing the duration limit for the use of Pell Grants,</li> <li>allowing students to use their awards to cover living and nontuition expenses, and</li> <li>expanding eligibility to Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status and who entered the United States before the age of 16) and students with other immigration statuses. </li> </ul> Further, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and tribal colleges and universities for improving student outcomes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2033 the Federal TRIO Programs and reauthorizes through FY2027 the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Eliminates tuition and required fees at community colleges, two-year tribal colleges, and for middle- and working-class students at four-year public colleges and universities
Permanently reauthorizes and expands the Federal Pell Grant program, increasing the maximum award and allowing students to use grants for living expenses
Reauthorizes and provides funding for programs to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds access and succeed in college

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would make college more affordable and accessible for millions of students, especially those from low-income and middle-class families. It could significantly increase college enrollment and graduation rates, particularly for students of color and first-generation college students. The expanded Pell Grant program would also help students better afford the costs of living while in school.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Education

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4117, 119th Congress (2025). "Fuel Emissions Freedom Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4117

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