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H.R. 7894 House Education

Truman Scholarship Clean House Act

Introduced
Mar 12, 2026
Sponsor
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. (R-NY-21)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the House. Last action: placed on the union calendar, calendar no. 633 on Jul 2, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Mar 12, 2026
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Mar 12, 2026
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 17, 2026
  4. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13. Mar 17, 2026
  5. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-728. Jul 2, 2026
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633. Jul 2, 2026

Cosponsors

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Subjects

Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHigher educationSchool administrationStudent aid and college costs

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
    • [Reported By, Jul 2, 2026]
    • [Markup By, Mar 17, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Mar 12, 2026]

Summary

Truman Scholarship Clean House ActThis bill makes changes to the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, which awards scholarships to students who plan to attend graduate school in pursuit of a career in public service.Specifically, the bill dissolves the current Board of Trustees (which oversees the foundation) and terminates all members of the board effective 90 days after the bill's enactment. New board members must be appointed as outlined by the bill.Additionally, the bill (1) prohibits any board member (other than the Secretary of Education or the Secretary's designee) from serving more than two six-year terms, and (2) establishes a quorum as seven board members.The board must appoint a new executive secretary of the foundation, who must (1) be appointed by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the board, and (2) serve a four-year term (but may be reappointed).The bill establishes certain requirements for regional review panels, including that each panel must consist of at least five members appointed annually by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the board and no more than half of the panel may be affiliated with the same political party.The bill establishes additional scholarship conditions, including by (1) stopping payments to scholarship recipients who commit certain actions (e.g., served as a leader in a student organization suspended for misconduct), and (2) requiring recipients who have their scholarship payments stopped or who are not employed in public service for a certain time period to repay their scholarship with 6% interest.

[Summary as of: Reported to House]

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