S. 5116 Introduced Education

MERIT Act

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Introduced July 23, 2026 Cosponsors 5 (3 D, 2 R) Latest action July 23, 2026

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  1. Jul 23, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jul 23, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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