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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information.
Summary
- Requires colleges to publicly report completion and graduation rates for different student types including first-time full-time, first-time part-time, non-first-time full-time, and non-first-time part-time students
- Requires colleges to report graduation rates at multiple timeframes: normal program length, 150 percent of normal, 200 percent of normal, and for programs less than 4 years, 300 percent of normal
- Requires completion and graduation rates to be displayed in a consistent manner with equal visibility
- Requires institutions to include comprehensive completion and graduation rates for each type of student and program in institutional and financial assistance information provided to students
- Changes reporting requirements to use expanded completion timeframe categories instead of the previous 150 percent standard
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jahana Hayes’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $71,461
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC $14,814
- LOEHMANN BLASIUS $13,200
- TEENLIFE MEDIA $9,900
- JP MORGAN CHASE $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jahana Hayes → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Jul 27, 2026 Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2026
Mrs. Hayes (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Time for Completion Act”.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR GRADUATION TIMES.
(a) Transparency in College Tuition for Consumers.—Section 132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)(J)) is amended to read as follows:
“(J)(i) For programs of study that are at least 4 academic years in length (as determined under section
481)—
“(I) the percentages of first-time, full- time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii);
“(II) the percentages of first-time, part- time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii);
“(III) the percentages of non-first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii); and
“(IV) the percentages of non-first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii).
“(ii) For programs of study that are less than 4 academic years in length (as determined under section
481)—
“(I) the percentages of first-time, full- time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii);
“(II) the percentages of first-time, part- time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii);
“(III) the percentages of non-first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii); and
“(IV) the percentages of non-first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii).
“(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the times for completion or graduation are as follows:
“(I) The normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program.
“(II) 150 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program.
“(III) 200 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program.
“(IV) 300 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program.
“(iv) In making publicly available the percentages described in this subparagraph, the Secretary shall display each percentage in a consistent manner and with equal visibility.”.
(b) Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students.—Section 485(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (L) to read as follows:
“(L) each completion or graduation rate for each type of student and program of study described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 132(i)(1)(J);”; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “within 150 percent of the normal time for completion of or graduation from the program” and inserting “within the time for completion or graduation described in section 132(i)(1)(J) applicable to such student and such program of study”. <all>
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