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S. 1121 (115th)

College Transparency Act

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Introduced

15 May 2017

Last action

15 May 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Elizabeth Warren, Bill Cassidy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Joni Ernst, Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Maggie Hassan, Timothy Kaine, John Cornyn, Richard Durbin, Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Thomas Tillis, Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Tim Scott, Christopher Murphy

Subjects

Education

Source updated

21 January 2026

Education

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Summary

College Transparency Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the National Center for Education Statistics 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 post-collegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid at the student level; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; reduce the requirements for reporting by colleges and universities; and link with other federal systems of data.

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Timeline

  1. 15 May 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 May 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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