HR 2516 119th Congress House Education Higher education Political parties and affiliation Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025

Introduced: August 8, 2025 Introduced by: Owens, Burgess Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 13, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.

Jan 13, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-444.

Jun 25, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.

Jun 25, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now January 13, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.

Hearings & markups 1

H.R. 3453 the "Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act"; H.R. 2516 the "Accreditation for College Excellence (ACE)…
Markup Jun 25, 2025 · 10:15 AM EDT · Education and Workforce Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CM STRATEGIC, LLC
for DO NO HARM · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CM STRATEGIC, LLC
for DO NO HARM · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
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for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
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for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 12

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Aug 8, 2025

Fine, Randy

Florida · Jul 15, 2025

Steube, W. Gregory

Florida · Jul 2, 2025

Finstad, Brad

Minnesota · May 14, 2025

Babin, Brian

Texas · Mar 31, 2025

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Mar 31, 2025

Messmer, Mark B.

Indiana · Mar 31, 2025

Moore, Riley M.

West Virginia · Mar 31, 2025

Murphy, Gregory F.

North Carolina · Mar 31, 2025

Onder, Robert F.

Missouri · Mar 31, 2025

Rose, John W.

Tennessee · Mar 31, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Mar 31, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2516: Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2516/

MLA

"H.R. 2516: Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2516/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 2516, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2516/.

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[H.R. 2516: Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2516/)