H.R. 6282 119th Congress House

Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act

Official title: To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education.

Introduced: November 21, 2025 Introduced by: Lloyd Smucker Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Education

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Nov 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Nov 21, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

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

BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BOSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP
for INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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Education, Dept of
3 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings

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Cosponsors 3

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Apr 14, 2026

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Apr 6, 2026

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Illinois · Nov 21, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6282: Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6282/

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"H.R. 6282: Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6282/.

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