# 117-hr-6055: Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021

117-hr-6055, Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6055
- Congress: 117
- Title: Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 or the CLASS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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- 117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act
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## Sources
- [117-hr-6055 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6055)

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- [117-hr-8535: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8535)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6055 (as of 2025-11-18).