S. 3589 119th Congress Senate

RISE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled.

Introduced: January 7, 2026 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Education Data collection, sharing, protectionHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationSchool administration

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Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 5, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.

Aug 5, 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.

Jan 7, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 7, 2026

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

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What's happening now August 5, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and R…
Open Business Meeting Jul 30, 2026 · 9:45 AM EDT · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 12

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

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
for UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · Colorado · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
for AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AFL-CIO
for AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
for NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Education, Dept of
5 filings
Energy, Dept of
4 filings
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
4 filings
Treasury, Dept of
4 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
4 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2 filings

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Cosponsors 11