Lets colleges get grants to offer free digital textbooks for science and math classes.
This bill would help colleges get money to offer science and math classes using only free digital textbooks. This means students in these classes would not have to buy costly books, which could save them money. Colleges with many low-income or minority students would get first pick for these grants.
Today, the Institute of Museum and Library Services does not explicitly give grants for courses using free digital textbooks, meaning students often pay for required readings in college STEM courses. After this bill, the Institute would be able to award grants to colleges specifically for creating STEM courses that use only free, publicly available digital textbooks, helping students save money on required readings.
HR 6686 · 119th Congress · December 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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