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Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026

10661

119th Congress

In Committee

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

October 1, 2026

Latest Action

October 1, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Madeleine DeanDemocratic(PA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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Summary

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.

Actions (2)

October 1, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

October 1, 2026

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Education and Workforce Committee	House	Referred To	October 1, 2026

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	October 1, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (1)

Name	Party	State
Troy A. Carter	Democratic	LA

Related Bills (5)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 5614	119th	Related bill
S 3379	118th	Cross-Congress related bill
HR 6499	118th	Cross-Congress related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov