HR 6055
117th Congress
House
Education
Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021
Introduced: November 18, 2021
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 or the CLASS Act of 2021
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.