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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

MERIT Act

S. 5116Introduced Jul 23, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Todd Young R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — 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

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Timothy Kaine (D-VA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Todd Young.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress

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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.