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H.R.4646 / 117th Congress

Time for Completion Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 22, 2021

Time for Completion Act

This bill expands consumer information disclosure requirements related to student completion or graduation rates at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs.

Currently, such IHEs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to include the completion or graduation rates of non-first-time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D–CT

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

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