S5614Referred to Committee
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-09-30
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Brian Schatz
Democrat · HI · Senator
Votes with party: 85.1% (904 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001194
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (7)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-09-30
Source: Congress.gov
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- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-09-30
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