US SB3232 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 7 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-11-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 7 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-11-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Merit-based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act MERIT Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3232/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s3232/BILLS-118s3232is.pdf |
