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Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

Senate

Revises federal student loan and higher education accreditation rules by consolidating loan programs, ending loan forgiveness, expanding aid eligibility for certain accredited postsecondary programs, and imposing college reporting and default rate penalties

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act

House

Revises federal student loan and higher education accreditation rules by consolidating loans, ending loan forgiveness, expanding aid eligibility for certain accredited programs, and imposing institutional reporting and default rate penalties

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Apprenticeships to College Act

Senate

Requires the Departments of Labor and Education to align national apprenticeship programs with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education pathways

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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College Transparency Act

Senate

Establishes a federal college transparency system to make postsecondary education data more accessible and useful

Latest action: Tue Aug 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act

House

Revises higher education accreditation by allowing state-designated accreditors, speeding federal recognition of new agencies, and setting common standards for student success measures

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act

House

Reauthorizes and expands Teacher Quality Partnership grants through FY2031 to include principal and school leader training, strengthen partnership standards, and study best practices for preparing educators

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FAFSA Act of 2025

House

Prohibit federal student aid for people convicted of assaulting police officers or participating in riots, and convert prior grants into repayable unsubsidized loans

Latest action: Fri Mar 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Truth in Tuition Act of 2025

House

Requires colleges in federal student aid programs to give admitted students clear multi-year tuition and fee information, including estimated net costs in some cases

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Affordable Loans for Students Act

House

Set federal student loan interest rates at 2% for new and existing loans, including refinancing certain older federal loans into consolidation loans

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act

House

Bars colleges from federal funding and student aid participation if they maintain diversity equity and inclusion programs or offices

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act

House

Prohibit colleges that participate in federal student aid programs from supporting campus events that promote antisemitism

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Senate

Prohibit colleges that participate in federal student aid programs from giving admissions preferences to applicants tied to donors or alumni

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act

House

Prohibits colleges that participate in federal student aid programs from giving admissions preferences to applicants tied to donors or alumni

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pell Grant Flexibility Act

House

Expand Pell Grant flexibility by changing rules for the federal student financial aid program

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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GRACE Act

House

Directs the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid to eliminate its Office of Enforcement for oversight of postsecondary schools in federal student aid programs

Latest action: Tue Mar 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Taxpayers from Student Loan Bailouts Act

House

Limits the Department of Education from issuing economically significant federal student aid regulations or executive actions that would increase subsidy costs

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

House

Require public colleges in federal student aid programs to charge in-state tuition and fees to eligible U.S. national students from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Latest action: Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act

House

Repeals the Affordable Care Act and the 2010 health care reconciliation law beginning in FY2026, while restoring prior amended laws

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REDI Act

House

Allows medical and dental interns and residents to defer student loan payments until they complete their training programs

Latest action: Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

House

Establishes in law the 150% clock hour rule so gainful employment programs can keep federal student aid eligibility when program length stays within 150% of state licensure hour minimums

Latest action: Mon Feb 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Student Aid Fraud Oversight and Accountability Act of 2026

House

Require the Department of Education to target oversight of colleges that disburse federal student aid to applicants flagged for suspected FAFSA identity fraud without verified identity checks

Latest action: Tue May 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

Senate

Restores a FAFSA asset exemption for the net worth of certain family farms and family-owned small businesses when calculating federal student aid eligibility

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REDI Act

Senate

Allows borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs to defer student loan payments until their programs end

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act

House

Restores a FAFSA asset exemption for family farms where the family lives and family-owned small businesses with up to 100 employees when calculating student aid eligibility

Latest action: Fri Feb 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

Senate

Directs attention to career and technical education as an alternative to student debt through federal awareness efforts

Latest action: Mon Sep 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FAFSA Verification Efficiency Act

House

Requires the Department of Education to verify Social Security numbers and citizenship status for everyone who must submit information on the FAFSA for federal student aid

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

House

Requires certain senior executive branch employees to annually disclose their federal student loan debt and enables congressional reporting on totals and noncompliance

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act

Senate

Establishes a new income driven student loan repayment plan with lower payments, broader loan eligibility, principal payment rules, and loan forgiveness after set periods

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act

Senate

Excludes arrangements under state-based education loan programs from the preferred lender arrangement definition used for certain student borrower disclosures

Latest action: Tue Aug 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Preventing Financial Exploitation in Higher Education Act

House

Establishes financial penalties and higher excise taxes for very wealthy colleges with poor federal student loan repayment outcomes or tuition increases above set levels

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Modern GI Bill Act

House

Authorize Post-9 11 GI Bill education assistance to be used for federal student loan repayment for up to 36 months, with capped and annually adjusted benefit amounts

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pell Grant Sustainability Act

House

Indexes the maximum Pell Grant award to inflation and permanently reauthorizes discretionary authority for the Pell Grant program

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes TRIO programs through FY2030 and revises grant rules, eligibility determinations, performance measures, and student stipends

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SPARC Act

House

Establishes the SPARC Act as a measure referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee for consideration

Latest action: Wed Jul 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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American Family FAFSA Opportunity Act of 2025

House

Establishes FAFSA eligibility for students from American families under the American Family FAFSA Opportunity Act of 2025

Latest action: Mon Mar 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act

House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SPARC Act

Senate

Establishes the SPARC Act as a Senate measure advancing health, education, labor, or pensions policy under committee review

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act

Senate

Improve the geriatrics workforce by advancing workforce development efforts for older adult care

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Access and Success Act

House

Establishes measures to improve foster youth access to and success in postsecondary education programs

Latest action: Thu May 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No More D.C. Waste Act

House

Limit wasteful spending by the District of Columbia government under the No More D.C. Waste Act

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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