No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2026-01-08T16:43:41Z

Explore the details of House Bill 6686 No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Education. Stay informed on legislative developments.

1/8/2026, 4:43 PM

Summary of Bill HR 6686

The No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025, introduced in the 119th Congress on December 12, 2025, aims to address educational affordability by providing no-cost educational resources. Specific provisions and directives within the bill are not outlined in the provided context. Additional details may be obtained from the official bill text available at the provided links.

Congressional Summary of HR 6686

No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Services to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for facilitating the adoption, adaption, and creation of open educational reading materials and establishing more open educational reading material courses.

Open educational reading material refers to a free digital text that is publicly available to be downloaded and redistributed.

Open educational reading material course refers to a science, technology, engineering, or math course offered by an IHE that uses only open educational reading materials as the form of the required readings for the course.

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Current Status of Bill HR 6686

Bill HR 6686 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 12, 2025. Bill HR 6686 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on December 12, 2025. Bill HR 6686's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. as of December 12, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6686

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Education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6686

To amend section 262 of the Museum and Library Services Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to award grants to institutions of higher education for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments, and for other purposes.