S. 3559 · 117th Congress · Senate

Fair College Admissions for Students Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced
Feb 2, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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. The Department of Education may waive the prohibition against preferential treatment based on relationships to alumni for certain IHEs (e.g., historically Black colleges and universities or other minority-serving institutions) that demonstrate that the use of such preferential treatment is in the best interest of students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 02, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 02, 2022IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Referred: Feb 2, 2022

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