In Congress, April will support and advance legislation that would make community college free and lower college tuition.
Support and advance legislation to make community college free and lower college tuition.
Occurrences
Evidence
Campaign biography says McClain Delaney is committed to “ensuring our children have access to equal, high-quality education” and says she would invest in job training programs that strengthen the workforce.
The summarized campaign-position section states that McClain Delaney supports free community college and supports federal work with state colleges to bring down the cost of higher education.
Congress.gov lists Representative April McClain Delaney as serving Maryland District 6 in the 119th Congress, with 19 sponsored measures, 339 cosponsored measures, and 18 measures in the Education subject area.
Congress.gov lists H.R.4767 as the Community College Educational Exchange Act, sponsored by Rep. Johnny Olszewski, introduced July 25, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, with six cosponsors including April McClain Delaney; status is Introduced.
Congress.gov identifies H.R.4767’s latest action as referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 25, 2025; the tracker shows only step 1, Introduced, and the subject policy area is International Affairs.
Assessments
McClain Delaney's campaign position supported free community college and lower higher-education costs, but the evidence does not show that she sponsored, cosponsored, or materially advanced federal legislation that would make community college free or lower tuition. The only located community-college-related cosponsorship, H.R.4767, concerns educational exchange and remained merely introduced; it does not deliver or seriously attempt the promised affordability outcome. Because no enacted policy or serious targeted legislative effort is shown during her House term, the promise is not fulfilled.