S. 1349 · 118th Congress

Creates a federal data system on college students' enrollment, costs and outcomes

Official title: College Transparency Act1

Never got a floor vote

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

The bill would require the National Center for Education Statistics to build a secure, privacy-protected data system with information on students in college and other postsecondary programs.2,3 The system would be used to evaluate enrollment, progress, completion and post-college outcomes as well as costs and financial aid, and to give students and families detailed, customizable information for choosing a school.3 It would also be designed to reduce colleges' reporting requirements and to match data periodically with other federal data systems, and the bill would create an advisory committee for the system.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 27, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.1
IntroducedApril 27, 2023
SponsorSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Cosponsors31 cosponsors (18 Democratic, 13 Republican)
Official recordS. 1349 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, April 27, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (8)