# 114-hr-2079: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015

114-hr-2079, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2079
- Congress: 114
- Title: Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2015-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2015 This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE). The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.

## Cosponsors (13)

- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
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- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-4215: CLEANER Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2079 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2079)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2079 (as of 2025-11-18).