H.R. 4806
119th Congress
House
College Transparency Act
Official title: To establish a postsecondary student data system.
Education
Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsData collection, sharing, protection
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Government information and archivesHigher educationLabor marketStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsWages and earnings
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jul 29, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Plain-English summary
College Transparency Act
This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 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.
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Bill text
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- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
43
- THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
- ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
- CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Education, Dept of
- Energy, Dept of
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- White House Office
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Cosponsors
23
D
Craig, Angie
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
R
Mackenzie, Ryan
D
Thanedar, Shri
D
DeGette, Diana
R
Pfluger, August
R
Lawler, Michael
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
R
Kean, Thomas H.
D
Williams, Nikema
R
Bacon, Don
R
Nunn, Zachary
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Castro, Joaquin
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
R
Kelly, Mike
D
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Sherrill, Mikie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4806: College Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4806/
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