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HR 4048 115th Congress House Education Census and government statistics Consumer affairs Employee hiring Government information and archives Higher education School administration Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings

Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

Introduced: October 12, 2017 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 12, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1370-1371)
Oct 12, 2017
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Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to make publicly available on the College Navigator website certain employment and earnings information provided by schools.

IHEs must also disseminate to prospective and enrolled students information about the median earnings of their former students, disaggregated by program of study and by completion status of such students, based on data from federal or state agencies.

What's happening now October 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4048: Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4048/
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"H.R. 4048: Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4048/.
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