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S. 2640 116th Congress Senate

Students Not Profits Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make for-profit institutions ineligible for Federal student aid and to protect the integrity of nonprofit institutions of higher education.

Introduced: October 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 17, 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Students Not Profits Act of 2019

This bill makes certain institutions of higher education (IHEs) ineligible to receive federal financial student assistance.

Specifically, the bill makes for-profit institutions of higher education ineligible to receive such assistance. The bill also makes ineligible any institution that has (1) filed for bankruptcy; (2) been convicted of, or pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving federal student aid; (3) committed fraud, substantial misrepresentation, or false certification involving federal student aid; or (4) executive officers who were previously employed at an institution receiving federal student aid that closed.

Additionally, the bill establishes certain criteria that an IHE must meet to be eligible for conversion from a for-profit IHE to a nonprofit IHE. Before approving such conversion, the Department of Education must publish the application in the Federal Register for notice and comment.

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2640: Students Not Profits Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2640/
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"S. 2640: Students Not Profits Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2640/.
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