5614 -- Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 | Poliscope

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026

5614

119th Congress

Education

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

September 30, 2026

Latest Action

September 30, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Brian SchatzDemocratic(HI)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d

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)

September 30, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

September 30, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Senate	Referred To	September 30, 2026

Text Versions

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Introduced in Senate	September 30, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (7)

Name	Party	State
Alex Padilla	Democratic	CA
Amy Klobuchar	Democratic	MN
Christopher Murphy	Democratic	CT

Related Bills (5)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 10661	119th	Related bill
S 3379	118th	Cross-Congress related bill
HR 6499	118th	Cross-Congress related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov