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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026

S. 5614Introduced Sep 30, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 30, 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

7 cosponsors — 7 Democrats

0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

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Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.