119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 23, 2026
S. 5116In Committee
Republicans require higher education accreditation standards to restrict legacy admissions.
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd (R-IN)5 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 23, 2026
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In plain English
Colleges must change their accreditation standards to evaluate whether they use admissions preferences based on applicants' family ties to alumni or donors, and the bill authorizes a study on collecting related data. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the bill with support from 3 Democratic and 2 Republican cosponsors. The bill was referred to the Senate's health and education committee on July 23, 2026.
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.
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3 Democrats, 2 Republicans (of 5 shown).
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Jul 23
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 23
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Jul 23
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 23
Introduced in Senate
All 5 cosponsors
3 Democrats · 2 Republicans
Democrats (3)
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