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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-23
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5
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Todd Young
Todd Young
Republican · IN · Senator
Votes with party: 74.9% (860 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-23

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