# 119-s-4056: Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act

119-s-4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4056
- Congress: 119
- Title: Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal interagency oversight system for proprietary (for‑profit) colleges that receive Federal education assistance.** It centralizes complaints, requires an annual public data report, and publishes a yearly For‑Profit College Warning List to inform students and parents. - Students and borrowers gain a single toll‑free number and website to file complaints and access non‑personally identifiable annual data on debt, graduation, default, and job outcomes. - Veterans and service members see their issues better tracked because the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs data are included where practicable and a veterans service organization sits on the advisory committee. - Parents, consumer advocates, and regulators get a plain‑language annual Warning List naming institutions tied to lawsuits, debts, suspended eligibility, or borrower‑defense claims, plus detailed public reporting for publicly traded proprietary colleges on profits, recruiting spend, instruction spend, and executive pay.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Oversight and complaint system for for-profit colleges: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would create a federal interagency committee led by the Education Secretary to oversee for-profit colleges. The committee would meet at least once each fiscal quarter and coordinate data sharing, investigations, and enforcement across Federal and State agencies. The bill would also…
- Public reports and warning list for colleges: benefit, medium. If enacted, the committee would publish one public annual report to Congress with industry‑wide, non‑PII data about for‑profit colleges. The report would include retention and graduation rates, cohort default and debt‑to‑earnings figures, median Federal debt for completers and noncompleters, job pl…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4056)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4056 (as of 2026-04-21).