# 119-hr-3938: CLASS Act of 2025

119-hr-3938, CLASS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3938
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLASS Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans mandatory arbitration for student enrollment contracts and preserves students' ability to sue institutions in court.** It prevents colleges and universities from enforcing arbitration clauses or contractual limits on jury trials, venue, or choice of law in enrollment agreements. - Students: Students can bring individual or collective claims in court over enrollment-related disputes instead of being forced into arbitration. - Institutions: Colleges and universities may no longer require or enforce arbitration clauses in any enrollment agreement that creates a financial commitment for enrollment. - Timing and scope: The rule covers any enrollment agreement as defined under the Higher Education Act and takes effect one year after the law is enacted.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Students keep right to sue colleges: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar the federal arbitration law from applying to enrollment agreements between students and colleges. An enrollment agreement means any contract where a student makes a financial commitment to enroll. Colleges also would be barred from making students give up their right…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3938)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3938 (as of 2026-04-21).