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S. 2511 119th Congress Senate

College Transparency Act

Official title: A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.

Introduced: July 29, 2025 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 5 steps
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Passed House
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Aug 4, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
Aug 4, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

The Department of Education (ED) and NCES must (1) provide dedicated and adequate staffing at ED to implement the bill's requirements, and (2) report to Congress on a quarterly basis regarding the progress of implementing the bill's requirements.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2511: College Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2511/
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"S. 2511: College Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2511/.
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