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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

S. 889Introduced Mar 21, 2023Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 21, 2023 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.