US SB553 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-07 - 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 March 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-07 - 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
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE). The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.
Title
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2301 (Same As) 2017-06-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Subjects
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Civil actions and liability
Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/553/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s553/BILLS-115s553is.pdf |