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S. 800 116th Congress Senate

College Transparency Act

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

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 14, 2019
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

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

 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
  • HR 1766 Identical bill College Transparency Act
  • HR 4674 College Affordability Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 12 Republican 11
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 30, 2020
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jun 9, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 12, 2020
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 5, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Dec 5, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 7, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 18, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 10, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 10, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 10, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jul 10, 2019
Toomey, Patrick
· Jul 10, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 16, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 14, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 14, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 14, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 14, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 14, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 800: College Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-800/
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"S. 800: College Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-800/.
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