United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4596 (117th)
Student Records Protection Act
Introduced
21 July 2021
Last action
21 July 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Matt Cartwright, Cynthia Axne, Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Michael San Nicolas, John Katko
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Student Records Protection Act This bill revises the requirements for an accrediting agency to be recognized by the Department of Education (ED) as a reliable authority on the quality of education being offered at an institution of higher education (IHE). It also requires an IHE to establish a records management plan for accreditation purposes. Specifically, an accrediting agency must require an IHE to submit for approval a records management plan upon notification by the IHE that it intends to cease its operations. The plan must include a plan for the custody, continued access, and disposition of student records (e.g., student transcripts, billing, and financial-aid records). Further, the IHE must submit the plan to ED. Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student-aid programs.
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Timeline
21 July 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 July 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 July 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 July 2021
Sponsors
- Matt Cartwright · D · Sponsor
- Cynthia Axne · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
- John Katko · R · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Student Records Protection Act
- related to ← Student Records Protection Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4596
- us · 117-hr-4596 · source updated 21 July 2025