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No Cost Educational Resources Act of 2025
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
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 6686
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6686
Primary Policy Focus
EducationAlternate 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.
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.
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 6686
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