Bills and Legislation

S. 5116 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

The record

• Chamber: U.S. Senate
• Status: In Committee — Sitting in committee, where most bills die without a vote.
• Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
• Introduced: Jul 23, 2026
• Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Jul 23, 2026)

Recorded floor votes

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