Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 30, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedSep 30, 2026
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 37 words.
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 345 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 1,281 words
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 5
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 5 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 5
- 119th H.R. 10661 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 D · Introduced
- 118th H.R. 6499 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 3379 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2023 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 4950 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021 D · Introduced
- 117th S. 2634 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2021 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]