US Congress House Bill 1758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act - Prohibits any accreditor from being considered a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training offered by degree-granting institutions for any purpose related to immigration, federal employment, or any other federal activity, unless the accreditor is recognized by the Secretary of Education. Considers only a degree from a degree-granting institution that is accredited by such an accreditor to be acceptable in situations when a degree from an institution of higher education (IHE) is required or taken into consideration for the purpose of appointing, promoting, or improving the pay of a federal employee. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to define as an unfair and deceptive act or practice: (1) certain offerings of academic, professional, or occupational degrees by entities that are not IHEs or are not accredited by an accreditor recognized by the Secretary of Education, any other appropriate federal agency, or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; or (2) the issuing of any accreditation to a degree-granting institution by an accreditor that lacks such recognition.

Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act

Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]

Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-05-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
2011-05-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2011-05-05	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-05-05	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-05-05	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-05-05	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-05-05	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1758/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1758/BILLS-112hr1758ih.pdf