119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 4806
College Transparency ActThis bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students.Specifically, the data system mustevaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid;provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; andperiodically match with other federal systems of data.The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.