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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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