S. 5614
119th Congress
Senate
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
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Became law
Sep 30, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 30, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Plain-English summary
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
This bill requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5614: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5614/
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