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HR2809Referred 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
2025-04-10
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Young Kim
Young Kim
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (549 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000397

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

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

  • Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)Original· 2025-04-10

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 →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-04-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-04-10

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-10

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
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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