College Transparency Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (29 Jul 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
What this bill does
The College Transparency Act (H.R. 4806) would direct the National Center for Education Statistics to build a new, secure data system tracking students throughout their time in postsecondary education. Rather than only collecting school-level statistics as under current law, the system would gather student-level data on enrollment, progression, completion, costs, and outcomes after leaving school, drawing on matches with data from agencies such as the IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. A federal advisory committee including institutions, students, states, and privacy experts would help set data elements and oversee privacy protections. The bill explicitly bars collection of certain sensitive categories, such as health records, discipline records, immigration or citizenship status, grades, test scores, political affiliation, and religion, and requires notice to students, correction rights, and public reporting that excludes personally identifiable information.
The bill would primarily affect colleges and universities, which would report data to the system (with provisions meant to reduce duplicate reporting); students and families, who would gain access to more detailed comparative information on enrollment, costs, and outcomes; researchers and policymakers, who could request de-identified data for analysis; and federal agencies, which would be required to enter data-sharing agreements with the Department of Education.
H.R. 4806 was introduced on July 29, 2025, by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi with several bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action, and would need to pass the House and Senate and be signed by the President before taking effect.
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Official summary
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.
Timeline
29 Jul 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4806 do?
- The College Transparency Act (H.R. 4806) would direct the National Center for Education Statistics to build a new, secure data system tracking students throughout their time in postsecondary education. Rather than only collecting school-level statistics as under current law, the system would gather student-level data on enrollment, progression, completion, costs, and outcomes after leaving school, drawing on matches with data from agencies such as the IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. A federal advisory committee including institutions, students, states, and privacy experts would help set data elements and oversee privacy protections. The bill explicitly bars collection of certain sensitive categories, such as health records, discipline records, immigration or citizenship status, grades, test scores, political affiliation, and religion, and requires notice to students, correction rights, and public reporting that excludes personally identifiable information. The bill would primarily affect colleges and universities, which would report data to the system (with provisions meant to reduce duplicate reporting); students and families, who would gain access to more detailed comparative information on enrollment, costs, and outcomes; researchers and policymakers, who could request de-identified data for analysis; and federal agencies, which would be required to enter data-sharing agreements with the Department of Education. H.R. 4806 was introduced on July 29, 2025, by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi with several bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action, and would need to pass the House and Senate and be signed by the President before taking effect.
- Has H.R. 4806 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 4806. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4806?
- H.R. 4806 was sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), with 26 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4806?
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (29 Jul 2025).
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