# 119-hr-4054: Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act

119-hr-4054, Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4054
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Tie accreditation to clear student outcomes and skills.** This bill would remake federal accreditation rules to prioritize skills development, public transparency, risk‑based reviews, and protections for religiously‑missioned institutions. - Students and families would see accrediting standards require measures of student success, including completion, retention, loan repayment, licensing pass rates, and price relative to value‑added earnings. Earnings would be measured on short horizons that vary by credential from 1 to 4 years. - Colleges and accrediting bodies would face stricter governance and independence rules, mandatory publication of accreditation dates and lists, risk‑based reviews that can trigger annual remedial plans or enrollment limits, and explicit protections and a complaint process for religious missions. - States would be able to designate industry or state quality entities as accreditors and those designations would run for five years. The Secretary could grant accelerated recognition within two years for applicants with prior decision experience.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New student outcome and skills rules: benefit, medium. This bill would require accreditors to use student achievement and labor-market outcomes when judging programs. It would add 'skills development' to the kinds of programs accreditors can review. For remote or separated instruction, schools would have to verify student identity in a way that is mini…
- Protections for religious colleges' accreditation: benefit, medium. This bill would prohibit accreditors from penalizing an institution just for its religious mission in listed areas like admissions or curriculum. If an adverse accreditation action appears tied to religious mission, the school could stay certified long enough to seek new accreditation if the Secret…
- Stronger rules for accreditors and NACIQI: benefit, medium. This bill would require many accreditors to be organizationally and financially separate from trade groups. Boards would need public members and board members could not work for or invest in schools they accredit. The bill would bar the Secretary from adding accrediting rules beyond the statute. It…
- State and transition rules for accreditors: benefit, low. This bill would let States designate industry or quality entities as accreditors for their State. It would let institutions switching accreditors keep recognized certification during a clean transition if they notify the Department 10 days before switching and report the new effective date within 1…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4054 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4054)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4054 (as of 2026-06-12).