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S880Referred to Committee

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-06
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · OR · Senator
Votes with party: 85.2% (851 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001176

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)Original· 2025-03-06
  • John Kennedy (R-LA)Original· 2025-03-06

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

2026-03-19

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-19

Previously

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-19
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-06
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-03-06

Plain-English Summary

Fair College Admissions for Students Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to applicants based on their relationships to donors or alumni of the IHE.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Education
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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