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S 1349 118th Congress Senate Education

College Transparency Act

Introduced: April 27, 2023 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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College Transparency Act

This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students.

Specifically, the data system must

  • evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid;
  • provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;
  • reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and
  • periodically match with other federal systems of data.

The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.

What's happening now April 27, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1972 Related bill Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act
  • HR 6951 Related bill College Cost Reduction Act
  • HR 2957 Identical bill College Transparency Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 15 Republican 12
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 3, 2024
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 19, 2024
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 20, 2024
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Nov 15, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Jul 10, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 10, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 21, 2023
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jun 21, 2023
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 21, 2023
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 4, 2023
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · May 4, 2023
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 27, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 27, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 27, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 27, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 27, 2023
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Apr 27, 2023
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 27, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2023
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 27, 2023
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Apr 27, 2023
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 27, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 27, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1349: College Transparency Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1349/
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"S. 1349: College Transparency Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1349/.
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S. 1349, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1349/.
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