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S. 1121 115th Congress Senate

College Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.

Introduced: May 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 15, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Transparency Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must:

  • evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post-collegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid at the student level;
  • provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;
  • reduce the requirements for reporting by colleges and universities; and
  • link with other federal systems of data.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2434 Identical bill College Transparency Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 6
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Oct 11, 2018
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 17, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2018
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 16, 2018
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 10, 2018
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 28, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 18, 2018
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 18, 2018
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 12, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 8, 2018
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 15, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 15, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 15, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1121: College Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1121/
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"S. 1121: College Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1121/.
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S. 1121, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1121/.
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