House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act
Official title: To modify the criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies or associations for institutions of higher education.
Sponsor: Rep. Elise Stefanik R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 3, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5121.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEFANIK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 144, September 3, 2025, Page H3830):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5121, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5121
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elise Stefanik.
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- H.R. 1550 (119th) Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act
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- H.R. 5213 (119th) No Federal Funds for Cashless Bail Act
- H.R. 9203 (119th) Student Protection and University Accountability Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.