U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 5559
BASIC Act of 2026
A bill to provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
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- Sponsor
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Introduced
- September 24, 2026, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (7)
7 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
Signed on later
- Adam B. SchiffD-CASeptember 29, 2026
- Ben Ray LujánD-NMSeptember 30, 2026