Affordable College Textbook Act

HR 1811 establishes a federal grant program to help colleges adopt and create open textbooks - free, digital course materials that reduce student costs. The grants require institutions to plan for faculty involvement, quality reviews, accessibility compliance, and long-term availability of created textbooks under a standard license. The bill also mandates colleges to publicly disclose textbook prices and open resource status on course schedules, including digital format data policies. Additionally, it requires a government report to assess textbook costs and the impact of open textbooks on student savings and learning outcomes.