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HR 4900 118th Congress House Education Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education School administration Student aid and college costs

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Introduced: July 26, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 26, 2023
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now July 26, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2524 Identical bill Fair College Admissions for Students Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 39
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 21, 2023
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Aug 22, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Aug 22, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 1, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Jul 26, 2023
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jul 26, 2023
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Jul 26, 2023
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 26, 2023
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jul 26, 2023
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 26, 2023
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 26, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 26, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2023
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 26, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2023
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Takano, Mark
California · Jul 26, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 26, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 26, 2023
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4900: Fair College Admissions for Students Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4900/
MLA
"H.R. 4900: Fair College Admissions for Students Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4900/.
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H.R. 4900, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4900/.
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[H.R. 4900: Fair College Admissions for Students Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4900/)
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