Bill Detail
S. 880
Congress: 119
Title
Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Summary
Fair College Admissions for Students Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to applicants based on their relationships to donors or alumni of the IHE.
Sponsor
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Status
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Status as of Jun 27, 6:55 AM · synced 2d ago
Introduced
2025-03-06
Data source mode: congress-gov
Bill Engagement
Fair College Admissions for Students Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs from giving preferential…
Sponsor
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]D
Status
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Cosponsors
1D · 1R
Bipartisan
LDA engagement
1 org · 1 filing
Top: American Council on Education
Introduced
2025-03-06
Lobbyists on the case
1 org · 5 lobbyists · 1 filing mention S. 880 (Fair College Admissions for Students Act) in LDA disclosures.
Top orgs filing
- American Council on Education1 filing · 5 lobs
Lobbyists on this bill
- Jonathan Fansmith2026 Q1
- Emmanual Guillory2026 Q1
- Stephen Lamb2026 Q1
- Sarah Spreitzer2026 Q1
- Lindsey Tepe2026 Q1