# 117-hr-6559: Fair College Admissions for Students Act

117-hr-6559, Fair College Admissions for Students Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6559
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fair College Admissions for Students Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair College Admissions for Students Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student-aid programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to applicants based on their relationships to donors or alumni of the IHE. The Department of Education may waive the prohibition against preferential treatment based on relationships to alumni for certain IHEs (e.g., historically Black colleges and universities or other minority-serving institutions) that demonstrate that the use of such preferential treatment is in the best interest of students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act
- 117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
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- 117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-6559 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6559)

## Related
- [117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9648)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-1152: Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1152)
- [117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Rep…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-87)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6559 (as of 2025-11-18).