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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act

H.R. 6282Introduced Nov 21, 2025Policy area: Education

Official title: To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education.

Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Smucker R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6282.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6282, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.