3.0.0 2720 2023-01-11T13:30:57Z 2023-01-11T13:30:57Z House HR 2015-06-10 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 2720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:14th Amendment, U.S. Constitution; Article 1, U.S.Constitution[Page H4137]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2015-11-16T20:41:56Z Referred to 2015-06-10T14:03:40Z 2015-11-16 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 N Education Government information and archives Higher education Racial and ethnic relations Student records Education 00 2015-06-10 Introduced in House 2015-12-15T17:08:32Z Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act

This bill requires each institution of higher education that participates in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to submit an annual report to the Department of Education that states whether the institution gives weight to race, color, or national origin in the admissions process and, if yes, provides certain additional disclosures.

The institution must make the report publicly available.

]]> Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act Display Title Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act Official Title as Introduced To require institutions of higher education to report annually on the use of race, color, or national origin in the admissions process. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Sunshine in Academic Admissions Act Introduced in House 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2720ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2720ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.