House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Higher Education Accreditation Accountability Act
Official title: To modify the procedure for an institution of higher education to change the institution's primary accrediting agency or association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9881.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5178):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9881, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9881
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 5, 2026
- 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.
- H.R. 5723 (119th) Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception (FRAUD) in VA Disability Exams Act
- H.R. 15 (119th) Equality Act
- H.R. 7853 (119th) PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- H.R. 3261 (119th) VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 8868 (119th) Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
- H.R. 1957 (119th) End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.