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H.R. 9639 117th Congress House

Higher Standards for Higher Education Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to report default and other data for each program of study of certain institutions of higher education for which the Secr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to report default and other data for each program of study of certain institutions of higher education for which the Secretary annually reports cohort default data under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Introduced: December 20, 2022 Introduced by: Beth Van Duyne Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 20, 2022
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 Latest action December 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Higher Standards for Higher Education Act

This bill requires the Department of Education, in its annual report on cohort default rates (generally, a percentage of how many current and former students default on their student loans in a fiscal year), to collect and report additional data for institutions of higher education with an endowment of $1 billion or more.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9639: Higher Standards for Higher Education Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9639/
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"H.R. 9639: Higher Standards for Higher Education Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9639/.
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H.R. 9639, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9639/.
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[H.R. 9639: Higher Standards for Higher Education Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9639/)
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