United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4950 (117th)
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021
Introduced
6 August 2021
Last action
6 August 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Mondaire Jones, Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Barbara Lee
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021 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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Timeline
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 August 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 August 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Mondaire Jones · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2023
- related to → Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4950
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4950
- us · 117-hr-4950 · source updated 5 December 2025