United States · Bill · S
S. 3251 (117th)
CLASS Act of 2021
Introduced
18 November 2021
Last action
18 November 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8453)
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 or the CLASS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.
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Timeline
18 November 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 November 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S8453)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 November 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3251
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3251
- us · 117-s-3251 · source updated 5 December 2025