# 119-hr-1174: Ensuring Distance Education Act

119-hr-1174, Ensuring Distance Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1174
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Distance Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows revenue from distance education to count toward the 90/10 non‑Federal revenue requirement for proprietary colleges.** This bill would amend the Higher Education Act so funds paid for programs offered in whole or in part through distance education would count as non‑Federal revenue regardless of the location from which the program is carried out. - Proprietary institutions of higher education: Would be able to include funds paid for distance education when calculating the non‑Federal portion of the 90/10 rule, affecting the 10% non‑Federal revenue requirement. - Distance education programs and providers: Revenue from online or remote programs would be treated the same for the 90/10 calculation no matter where the instruction originates.

## Provisions PRIA read

- For-profit colleges count online revenue: benefit, low. This bill would update the 90/10 rule for for-profit colleges. Money paid for programs offered partly or fully online would count as non-Federal revenue. It would count no matter where the online program is run. This could make it easier for those schools to meet the rule that at least 10% of reven…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1174 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1174)

## Related
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1174 (as of 2026-04-21).