Make higher education affordable for the next generation.

I believe we have a responsibility to make higher education affordable for the next generation.

Commits to making college more affordable.

Education | Congressman Mark Pocan
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"College can open up many opportunities and I believe we have a responsibility to make higher education affordable for the next generation." The page also says he supports initiatives to forgive student debt and refinance federal student loans.

Official House issue page records Pocan explicitly endorsing affordable higher education for the next generation, establishing the promise itself.

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Education | Congressman Mark Pocan
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Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (Introduced 07/13/2016). Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. The bill would establish federal-state higher education financing partnerships to drive down tuition costs for students.

Pocan introduced a concrete higher-education affordability bill, but Congress.gov shows it only advanced to referral and did not become law.

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H.R.5756 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Degrees Not Debt Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (Introduced 03/06/2019). Latest Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. The summary says the bill aimed to provide debt-free college at in-state public institutions and HBCUs/MSIs.

Pocan continued to push a debt-free college proposal, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral.

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H.R.1571 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Debt-Free College Act of 2019
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Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (Introduced 03/23/2021). Latest Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. The summary says it would let federal borrowers refinance their interest rates to the current applicable rate.

Pocan proposed a student-loan refinancing bill to lower repayment costs, but the official record shows no enactment.

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H.R.2160 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Student Loan Refinancing Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (Introduced 06/07/2023). Latest Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The summary says it would cover unmet financial need and make certain Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid.

As of 2026-04-28, Pocan was still introducing the same type of affordability legislation, but this bill also remained at referral stage.

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H.R.3923 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Debt-Free College Act of 2023
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