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S. 889 116th Congress Senate

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college.

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa 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.
Mar 27, 2019
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 Latest action March 27, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Net Price Calculator Improvement Act

This bill establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the school after deducting such aid.

It authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for several IHEs and compare those prices.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1915 Identical bill Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 28, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 27, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-889/
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"S. 889: Net Price Calculator Improvement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-889/.
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