Cap tuition costs at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Cap tuition costs at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

The lawmakers called for limiting tuition costs for both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Puerto Rico.

Velázquez, Democratic Lawmakers Urge FOMB to Stop University of Puerto Rico’s Dismantling | Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
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Velázquez announced on November 20, 2025 that the 119th Congress will be her last term, making any new legislative delivery on this promise necessarily limited to actions already taken in prior terms. The statement provides no indication of a new tuition-cap enactment in the current term.

Context for timing: she remains in office through the 119th Congress but is in her final term.

unresolved later_term

Velázquez on Decision to Not Seek Re-election in 2026 | Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
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In her official site archive for the 119th Congress, Velázquez is shown introducing other legislation on October 28, 2025, indicating active lawmaking in the current term, but this item is unrelated to tuition caps and does not itself deliver the claim.

Shows ongoing legislative activity, but not on tuition affordability/caps.

unresolved same_term

Velázquez and Adams Introduces the Plant Powered School Meals Pilot Act
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The member page lists current 119th Congress activity, including bills introduced by Velázquez in 2025-2026, but no item in the accessible excerpts shows enactment of a measure capping undergraduate and graduate tuition costs.

Official member page does not show delivery of the tuition-cap promise in the available 119th Congress materials.

unresolved same_term

Nydia M. Velázquez | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 58%

This press release shows Velázquez still securing provisions in federal legislation in December 2025, but the subject is housing, not tuition. It provides no evidence that she succeeded in capping undergraduate or graduate tuition.

Confirms continued legislative influence, but no tuition-cap delivery.

unresolved same_term

Velázquez Secures Major Wins for Cooperative Housing and Strengthens Public Housing Oversight in New York
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The committee hearing page for H.R. 4674 shows amendments and debate over college affordability. The accessible page indicates the bill was discussed in committee, but it does not show enactment of a tuition cap at the undergraduate or graduate level, and H.R. 4674 was a broader affordability package rather than a direct tuition cap.

Evidence of serious effort on college affordability, but not delivery of the specific tuition-cap claim.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 4674, College Affordability Act
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The fact sheet says the College Affordability Act would make a down payment toward tuition-free public college and lower college costs, but it frames the bill as a broader affordability overhaul rather than a law capping tuition at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The document also does not evidence final enactment.

Strong evidence of policy effort toward lower tuition, but still no delivered tuition cap.

partial same_term A for effort

The%20College%20Affordability%20Act%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 73%

Congress.gov describes H.R. 4674 as revising aid and loan programs and making college more affordable. The summary does not show that it became law or that it imposed a binding cap on undergraduate and graduate tuition prices.

Prior Congress effort toward affordability, but not a delivered tuition cap.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.4674 - College Affordability Act 116th Congress (2019-2020)
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