H.R. 6951 · 118th Congress

College Cost Reduction Act

Introduced on Jan 11, 2024 by Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5). 153 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Nov 18, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jan 11, 2024
Cosponsors
153
0 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advisory bodies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Education
  • Education programs funding
  • Federal preemption
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Higher education
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Religion
  • Right of privacy
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Student records
  • Temporary and part-time employment
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Virginia FoxxR-NC-5Sponsor

Republicans · 153

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jan 11, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Jan 31, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jan 31, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 19.
  6. Nov 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-739.
  7. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-739.
  8. Nov 18, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM6 reports
    $608K reported (all issues)
  2. The University of North Carolina System6 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM OFFICEAI match · 100%
  3. Association of American Universities5 reports
    $315K reported (all issues)
  4. MICHIGAN STATE UNIV5 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $398.7K reported (all issues)
  6. The Ohio State University5 reports
    $397.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$2.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. The University of Florida Board of Trustees5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$11.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$2.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  9. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING4 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE4 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES4 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  13. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)4 reports
    $5.7M reported (all issues)
  14. American Council on Education4 reports
    $288.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. American Federation of Teachers4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  16. Americans for Prosperity4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  17. Association of American Medical Colleges4 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  18. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  19. BOSTON UNIVERSITY4 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  20. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $74.5M reported (all issues)
  21. Council on Social Work Education4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  22. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION4 reports
    $12.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.$29.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Heritage Action for America4 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  24. Institute for Higher Eduction Policy (IHEP)4 reports
  25. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Inc.4 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  26. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES4 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  27. NORTHWESTERN UNIV4 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  29. REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION4 reports
  30. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY4 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. SLM CORPORATION4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  32. The Institute for College Access and Success4 reports
  33. The Pennsylvania State University4 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. The Texas A&M University System4 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE$3.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. The University of Texas System4 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, THEAI match · 100%
  36. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PHYSICIANS COMPANY, LLC$1.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  37. University of Michigan4 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  38. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE3 reports
    $7,500 reported (all issues)
  39. EFA Education, LLC3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  40. HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE3 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.