# 119-hr-4806: College Transparency Act 119-hr-4806, College Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4806 - As of: 2026-10-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4806 - Congress: 119 - Title: College Transparency Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-07-29 - Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL) - Cosponsors: 23 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-08 ## Summary **Creates a privacy-protected Postsecondary Student Data System (PSDS)** run by the National Center for Education Statistics to collect standardized student-level data for enrollment, completion, costs, and post-college outcomes and to power a public consumer website and analytic tools. The system would aim to improve transparency, reduce duplicative reporting, and provide institutions and states with program-level feedback. ## Cosponsors (23) - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Agency data matches to show earnings: benefit, high. Within 4 years, the Commissioner would set secure data-sharing deals with IRS, SSA, VA, DOD, Census, BLS, and Federal Student Aid. These matches would allow aggregate reporting of earnings, employment, grant and loan aid, debt, repayment, and completion by program and school. They would also help a… - National college data tools for students: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would build a secure, student-level college data system within 4 years. A public site would let you sort and compare schools and programs by costs, aid, completion, and outcomes without personal data. An advisory committee would be formed within 2 years to help choose dat… - Stronger privacy and bans on misuse: benefit, high. The Commissioner would set strict privacy and security rules and require regular audits within 4 years. Willful disclosure of personal PSDS data would be illegal, carry penalties, and lead to dismissal for convicted federal staff. The bill would bar selling PSDS data to third parties. Agencies coul… - Vetted researchers could use deidentified data: benefit, low. The Commissioner would create a secure process so approved researchers can use student-level data without direct identifiers. The NCES Disclosure Review Board would have to approve the process, and strict privacy rules would apply. Access would be limited to approved research and evaluation uses. - Colleges would report student data: mixed, medium. Title IV colleges would need to collect and submit requested student data when the system launches. Schools not in Title IV could join voluntarily. If a student-level item is barred by law, the school would send that item only in aggregate. The aim is to cut duplicate reporting once PSDS starts, wi… ## Related bills - 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act - 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act - 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act - 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act ## Sources - [119-hr-4806 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4806) ## Related - [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102) - [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993) - [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452) - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4806 (as of 2026-10-08).