HR 10664: SUCCESS Act of 2026

HR 10664 in plain English: This bill would require the Department of Education to award competitive grants to colleges and universities to fund academic counseling and other support services specifically for students who are survivors of sexual assault or other violence.

Stated purpose

This bill aims to create a federal grant program that funds colleges and universities to build and run specialized counseling and academic support services tailored to student survivors of sexual assault and other violence.

Key points

• Directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to colleges and universities.
• Grant funding must support patient-centered academic counseling services for student survivors.
• Eligible services target survivors of sexual assault and other forms of violence.

Arguments supporters make

• Sexual assault survivors face real academic setbacks like lower grades and higher dropout rates, and targeted academic support alongside mental health services directly addresses those specific harms.
• Prioritizing community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and historically underserved schools helps direct resources where student vulnerability and limited existing support may be greatest.
• Five-year grants give schools enough time to build lasting programs rather than short-term fixes, making it more likely these services will have a meaningful, sustained impact.

Arguments opponents make

• Giving priority to schools with Title IX violation histories could reward institutions that failed to protect students, rather than directing funds to schools already doing the most to prevent harm.
• A competitive grant model means many schools with real need may receive nothing, leaving survivors at non-selected institutions without improved support.
• Adding a new federally funded grant program increases government spending without guaranteed evidence that these specific interventions produce better outcomes than existing campus mental health or tutoring resources.

Tradeoffs

Funding specialized services for a specific group of students may improve outcomes for survivors but leaves out other struggling students; concentrating grants at priority institutions helps underserved schools but means many campuses and their survivors receive no benefit from the program.

Current status in Congress: In committee.

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