HR 4900 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Introduced Jul 26, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Jamaal Bowman D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 26, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2023 to Sep 21, 2023; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 26, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonAug 1, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsAug 22, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanAug 22, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithSep 21, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 26, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 26, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Admissions practices at institutions of higher education

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 129, July 26, 2023, page H4031.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2524Fair College Admissions for Students ActIdentical billJul 26, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to legacy students or donors.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2023Introduced in House

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