College Transparency Act
Latest action (30 Jul 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
What this bill does
Understood — but the bill text provided is truncated and, notably, appears entirely within <DELETED> tags, meaning this original House/Senate bill language was struck out by the committee's amendment in the nature of a substitute. The actual substitute text (the replacement language reported by the committee) is not included in what was provided, so I cannot summarize the bill's current, operative provisions with confidence.
Based only on what is available, here is a summary that reflects the bill's original purpose and status, while noting the limitation:
S. 2511, the College Transparency Act, as introduced, would have directed the National Center for Education Statistics to build a secure, privacy-protected system tracking postsecondary student enrollment, progression, completion, costs, and outcomes after leaving college. It would have required data-sharing agreements with several federal agencies, created a public website with aggregate, non-identifiable statistics, established an advisory committee, and set privacy protections and prohibited data categories (such as health records, discipline records, and citizenship status).
The bill would primarily affect colleges and universities (reporting requirements), the Department of Education and other federal agencies (system-building and data-sharing duties), and students and researchers (as users of the resulting information).
The bill was introduced in July 2025 by Senator Cassidy with bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the Senate HELP Committee. In August 2026, the committee ordered it reported favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute — meaning the original text shown here was replaced. Because the substitute language was not included in the material provided, its specific current provisions cannot be summarized here. Next steps would involve Senate floor consideration.
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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
30 Jul 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Common questions
- What does S. 2511 do?
- Understood — but the bill text provided is truncated and, notably, appears entirely within <DELETED> tags, meaning this original House/Senate bill language was struck out by the committee's amendment in the nature of a substitute. The actual substitute text (the replacement language reported by the committee) is not included in what was provided, so I cannot summarize the bill's current, operative provisions with confidence. Based only on what is available, here is a summary that reflects the bill's original purpose and status, while noting the limitation: S. 2511, the College Transparency Act, as introduced, would have directed the National Center for Education Statistics to build a secure, privacy-protected system tracking postsecondary student enrollment, progression, completion, costs, and outcomes after leaving college. It would have required data-sharing agreements with several federal agencies, created a public website with aggregate, non-identifiable statistics, established an advisory committee, and set privacy protections and prohibited data categories (such as health records, discipline records, and citizenship status). The bill would primarily affect colleges and universities (reporting requirements), the Department of Education and other federal agencies (system-building and data-sharing duties), and students and researchers (as users of the resulting information). The bill was introduced in July 2025 by Senator Cassidy with bipartisan cosponsors and referred to the Senate HELP Committee. In August 2026, the committee ordered it reported favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute — meaning the original text shown here was replaced. Because the substitute language was not included in the material provided, its specific current provisions cannot be summarized here. Next steps would involve Senate floor consideration.
- Has S. 2511 become law?
- Not yet. As of 30 Jul 2026, S. 2511 is ordered reported.
- Who sponsored S. 2511?
- S. 2511 was sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] (Republican-LA), with 26 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2511?
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (30 Jul 2026).
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