Student Voter Data Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Original | Sep 16, 2026 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Oct 6, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 146, September 16, 2026, page H5984.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5408 | Student Voter Data Protection Act | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a prohibition for certain disclosures of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Student Voter Data Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
