119th Congress
S. 5116
MERIT Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Todd Young(R-IN)
- Introduced
- Jul 23, 2026
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
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.
Latest action(Jul 23, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 23, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Jul 23, 2026
Introduced in Senate