H.R. 4806 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
College Transparency Act
Cosponsors: 23 (12 D, 11 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-07-29
Latest action (2025-07-29): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
What H.R. 4806 does, in plain terms
College Transparency Act This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and periodically match with other federal systems of data. The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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