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HR 1766 116th Congress House Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Census and government statistics Government information and archives Higher education Student aid and college costs Student records Wages and earnings

College Transparency Act

Introduced: July 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now March 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4674 Related bill College Affordability Act
  • S 800 Identical bill College Transparency Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 175
All 175 Democratic 90 Republican 45
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
 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
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · 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
 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
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 28, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Feb 28, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Feb 27, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 27, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 26, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Feb 26, 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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