3.0.0 3869 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z House HR 2017-09-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 156 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BYRNE:H.R. 3869.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H7636]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-09-28T13:00:20Z 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 N R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-10-12 False Education Academic performance and assessments Higher education Licensing and registrations Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-09-28 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T22:41:38Z Innovation in Accreditation Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education to waive accreditation requirements if an accrediting agency or association demonstrates that a waiver is necessary to enable an institution of higher education or an accredited program to implement innovative practices.

]]> Innovation in Accreditation Act Display Title Innovation in Accreditation Act Short Titles as Introduced Innovation in Accreditation Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a process for accrediting agencies or associations to seek a waiver of certain accreditation requirements. Introduced in House 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3869ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3869ih.xml 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.