# 114-hr-4462: Truth in Tuition Act of 2016

114-hr-4462, Truth in Tuition Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4462
- Congress: 114
- Title: Truth in Tuition Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2016-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Truth in Tuition Act of 2016 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify eligibility requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to an admitted graduate or undergraduate student: (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. An IHE that provides a single-year tuition and fee schedule must include, in its multi-year estimate of net costs, the average difference between previous year estimates and actual net costs.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4462 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4462)

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