This bill would create a federal clearinghouse within the Department of Homeland Security to provide safety and security information and resources to nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship. The clearinghouse would publish best practices, offer assistance, and help these groups access relevant federal grants.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill would create a federal clearinghouse within the Department of Homeland Security to provide safety and security information and resources to nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship. The clearinghouse would publish best practices, offer assistance, and help these groups access relevant federal grants.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><b>Earn to Learn Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a postsecondary education match savings account demonstration grant program, through which ED must award competitive grants to states and nonprofit organizations to provide certain low-income students with postsecondary education match savings accounts (e.g., 529 plans).</p> <p>Further, ED must (1) develop and make available to grant recipients certain tools, including a training platform, a program guide, an online data portal, and certain trainings (e.g., on workforce readiness); (2) ensure that participation in the grant program does not affect student eligibility for Federal Pell Grants; and (3) provide technical assistance.</p> <p>Grant recipients must use funds to (1) select eligible students to participate in the grant program, (2) provide selected students with financial literacy education, (3) establish a postsecondary education match savings account for each participating student and allow such students and their families to deposit funds in their account to save for attendance at an institution of higher education or an area career and technical education school, and (4) reserve matching funds for participating students. Additionally, grant recipients must ensure that participating students are entitled to withdraw funds from their accounts under certain circumstances.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Establishes a federal clearinghouse on safety and security best practices for nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, and houses of worship
The clearinghouse would educate these groups on security measures and publish online resources
It would also serve as a point of contact to help these groups access relevant federal grant programs
The clearinghouse would be housed within the Department of Homeland Security and staffed with personnel familiar with the needs of these organizations
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If this bill becomes law, nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, and houses of worship across the country would have a centralized federal resource to help them improve their safety and security. This could lead to more widespread adoption of effective security measures and better access to relevant grant funding, potentially making these organizations and their communities safer.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Education
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
5645, 119th Congress (2025). "Pray Safe Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5645
