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H.R. 1766 116th Congress House

College Transparency Act

Official title: To establish a postsecondary student data system.

Introduced: January 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 14, 2019
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

College Transparency Act

This bill requires 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 postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid;
  • provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;
  • reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and
  • periodically match with other federal systems of data.

The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 800 Identical bill College Transparency Act
  • HR 4674 College Affordability Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 232
All 232 Democratic 90 Republican 46
Finkenauer, Abby
· Dec 21, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Nov 2, 2020
Abraham, Ralph
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 9, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Oct 2, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 17, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 17, 2020
McAdams, Ben
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2020
Olson, Pete
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 1, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 1, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 7, 2020
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 12, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Mar 12, 2020
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 12, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Mar 12, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 9, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 9, 2020
Hice, Jody
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 9, 2020
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 9, 2020
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 9, 2020
Walker, Mark
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 5, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Mar 5, 2020
Spano, Ross
· Mar 5, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Mar 5, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 28, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1766: College Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1766/
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"H.R. 1766: College Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1766/.
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