# 115-hr-4048: Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

115-hr-4048, Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4048
- Congress: 115
- Title: Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to make publicly available on the College Navigator website certain employment and earnings information provided by schools. IHEs must also disseminate to prospective and enrolled students information about the median earnings of their former students, disaggregated by program of study and by completion status of such students, based on data from federal or state agencies.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act
- 115-hr-7256: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4048)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7320: Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7320)
- [115-hr-7295: Medical Records Access Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7295)
- [115-hr-7281: Driver and Officer Safety Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7281)
- [115-hr-7256: To implement recommendations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vess…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7256)
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4048 (as of 2025-11-18).