United States · Bill · S
S. 1775 (116th)
POST Act of 2019
Introduced
11 June 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3322-3323)
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6 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or the POST Act of 2019 This bill modifies requirements for a proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Current law requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal student aid. This bill requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds (i.e., it replaces the so-called 90/10 rule with an 85/15 rule). Additionally, the bill limits what a proprietary institution may treat as revenue to the school in calculating whether it derives at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds. Finally, the bill makes compliance with the 85/15 rule a condition of institutional eligibility to participate in federal student aid programs (i.e., failure to comply results in immediate loss of institutional eligibility). Currently, a proprietary IHE must violate the rule for two consecutive years before losing eligibility.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 11 June 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1775
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1775