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H.R. 4897 (113th)

Transparency in Education Act

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Introduced

18 June 2014

Last action

17 November 2014 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Sponsors

Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

23 March 2026

Education

Summary

Transparency in Education Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from issuing a final rule or implementing a proposed rule affecting the determination as to whether a postsecondary career education program provides training that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation, which is required if it is to participate in a program under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), until 90 days after: the Secretary publishes a complete data analysis on the impact of such proposed rule on all postsecondary education programs and students at all categories of institutions of higher education that participate in a program under title IV of the HEA, that analysis is published in a format similar to the Gainful Employment 2012 Informational Rate Calculations published by the Department of Education, and the Comptroller General (GAO) issues a report that reviews such data analysis for accuracy and completeness.

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Timeline

  1. 18 June 2014

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 June 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 June 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 November 2014

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

    Source: Committee

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