119th Congress
S. 5614: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Christopher Murphy D-CTOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Brian Schatz.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.