H.R. 6718 · 119th Congress

Professional Student Degree Act

Introduced on Dec 15, 2025 by Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). 27 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 15, 2025
Cosponsors
27
10 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the definition of professional degree in the Higher Education Act of 1965.

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.

Michael LawlerR-NY-17Sponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 17

Roll calls

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

History

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  1. Dec 15, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 15, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 15, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES6 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING4 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC.4 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY3 reports
  5. AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $926.7K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  7. American Federation of Teachers3 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  8. Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (old: Association of School3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, INC.$1.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. Baylor University3 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY$1.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Cornell University3 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  12. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES3 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  13. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners3 reports
    $72K reported (all issues)
  14. National League for Nursing3 reports
    $86.4K reported (all issues)
  15. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  16. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY3 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. TRINITY HEALTH3 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  18. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)3 reports
    $567K reported (all issues)
  19. University of Michigan3 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  20. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS2 reports
    $275K reported (all issues)
  21. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  22. AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  23. American Council on Education2 reports
    $114.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM2 reports
    $225K reported (all issues)
  25. Council on Social Work Education2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  26. Creighton University2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY$815.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. Touro University2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TOURO UNIVERSITY$793.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. Vanderbilt University2 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. YALE UNIVERSITY2 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: YALE UNIVERSITY$448.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  30. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  31. ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS (FKA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS)1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  32. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses1 report
  33. Fordham University1 report
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  34. National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)
  35. Polsinelli PC1 report
    $13K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: POLSINELLI PC$296.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  36. The Mount Sinai Hospital1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MOUNT SINAI HOSPITALAI match · 100%
  37. University of Denver1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$70.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  38. University of New Hampshire1 report
  39. University of Vermont and State Agricultural College1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$610.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. University of Virginia1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PHYSICIANS GROUP$91.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.