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Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
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.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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- Sep 30, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 30, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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