Fight to achieve debt-free public college for all families.

Margaret Wood Hassan · New Hampshire · Democratic

spending impact 0.88 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists S. 4859 as introduced June 23, 2026, read twice and referred to the Senate HELP Committee. The cosponsors listed do not include Margaret Hassan.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The most recent official Pell-expansion bill found remains pending in committee and does not show Hassan as a cosponsor, so there is no current sign that debt-free public college has been enacted or newly advanced in the Aug. 23-25, 2026 lookback.

unresolved later_term

GovInfo: S. 4859 (IS) - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Hassan's Senate office said she joined colleagues in introducing a bill to double the Pell Grant award, index it to inflation, and expand eligibility for working students and families.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Hassan took concrete legislative action during her first Senate term toward reducing college debt, but this was narrower than debt-free public college for all families and does not prove full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Senators Hassan, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Hassan took concrete same-term Senate action toward college affordability, including joining 2021 legislation to double Pell Grants and expand eligibility. But that was narrower than debt-free public college for all families, and the provided/latest evidence does not show enactment of a federal debt-free public college guarantee or a Hassan-backed measure that delivered that result. Because she made a serious legislative effort but the promised outcome was not achieved, this should be scored as never with an effort badge rather than full or partial delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%