United States

S. 2511

College Transparency Act

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Reported to Senate): 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.

The Department of Education (ED) and NCES must (1) provide dedicated and adequate staffing at ED to implement the bill's requirements, and (2) report to Congress on a quarterly basis regarding the progress of implementing the bill's requirements.

Reported by committee 4 August 2026

Record as of 4 August 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

4 August 2026 Reported by committee
What's next: Floor scheduling (leadership decides if and when it gets a vote)
4 August 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
1 more action
1. 30 July 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
29 July 2025 Referred to committee
29 July 2025 Introduced in Senate

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