H.R. 7894 · On the floor · Education

Truman Scholarship Clean House Act

Sponsor: Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY)

What it does

• Dissolves the current Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation and terminates all board members effective 90 days after enactment.
• Limits non-Cabinet board members to no more than two consecutive six-year terms and establishes a quorum of seven board members.
• Requires the board to appoint a new executive secretary by affirmative two-thirds vote who serves a four-year term and may be reappointed.
• Establishes requirements for regional review panels including at least five members appointed annually by two-thirds board vote with no more than half from the same political party.
• Stops scholarship payments to recipients who commit specified misconduct such as serving as a leader in a suspended student organization.

Official summary

Truman Scholarship Clean House Act This 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…

Latest action

Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633.

Committee: House Education and Workforce