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HR 6559 117th Congress House Education

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Introduced: February 2, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 2, 2022
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to applicants based on their relationships to donors or alumni of the IHE. The Department of Education may waive the prohibition against preferential treatment based on relationships to alumni for certain IHEs (e.g., historically Black colleges and universities or other minority-serving institutions) that demonstrate that the use of such preferential treatment is in the best interest of students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education.

What's happening now February 2, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3559 Identical bill Fair College Admissions for Students Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2022
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 14, 2022
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 28, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 15, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 7, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Feb 2, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 2, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 2, 2022
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 2, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6559: Fair College Admissions for Students Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6559/
MLA
"H.R. 6559: Fair College Admissions for Students Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6559/.
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H.R. 6559, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6559/.
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[H.R. 6559: Fair College Admissions for Students Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6559/)
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