S 5116 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗
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.
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AI plain-language summaryThis bill would change federal higher education rules so that colleges and universities seeking accreditation must show they do not give special advantages in admissions to applicants who are related to alumni or donors. It would also allow a study on whether it is practical to collect data related to these admissions practices. No official summary is available for this bill.
Introduced
July 23, 2026
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