United States · Bill · S
S. 608 (116th)
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019
Introduced
28 February 2019
Last action
28 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019 This bill forbids 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
28 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 February 2019 · 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. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · 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
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → CLASS Act of 2021
- related to ← Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019
- related to ← PROTECT Students Act of 2019
- related to ← Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/608
- us · 116-s-608 · source updated 5 December 2025