# 119-hr-6973: COURSE Credit Act

119-hr-6973, COURSE Credit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6973
- Congress: 119
- Title: COURSE Credit Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Standardized public reporting of AP and IB credit policies** would require the Education Department to collect and publish how colleges treat Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exam credits and would require each institution to post clear, up-to-date rules on its website. This aims to make it easier for students to compare credit transfer rules and for colleges to be more transparent about credit awards. - Students and families would see whether a school grants AP/IB credits, the maximum number of credits allowed, the minimum exam scores required, and whether rules differ by subject or program. This information would appear on the College Scorecard and on each institution’s public site. - Colleges must publish a prominent, regularly updated explanation of the type of credit awarded for each score, such as full course credit, elective credit, or course exemption, and note program variations. This creates a uniform disclosure expectation. - Policymakers and researchers would get standardized, annual data elements coordinated by the Department of Education and IPEDS review to compare credit-award practices across institutions.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Colleges must publish AP and IB credit rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the Education Department would collect and post annual data on College Scorecard about how each college treats AP and IB exam credits. For each school the report would say whether AP/IB scores can give degree credit, the maximum credits for a program, the minimum exam score required (an…

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- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6973)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6973 (as of 2026-04-21).