119th Congress Education
S. 2511: College Transparency Act
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Summary
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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Katie Britt R-ALOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- John Hickenlooper D-COOriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NHOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Christopher Murphy D-CTOriginal
- Roger Marshall R-KSOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Tommy Tuberville R-ALOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Raphael Warnock D-GAOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Jon Husted R-OH
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Jim Banks R-IN
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
Who scored on this bill
- 1Bill Cassidy SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported4 events+32
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Bill Cassidy.
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- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.