HR6039-118

In Committee

To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 24, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6074EEDEA0AF409BB4336515DDB39C96: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2023 or the CLASS Act of 2023.
  • Section HE9E6DE16EFA4497D992A049CD6854F3C: 2. Inapplicability of chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education...
  • Section HB3274A377B7849B899E747444E159171: 3. Prohibition on limitations on ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education Section 487(a) of the Higher Education...
  • Section HD1CAD1A089214557B8EF56A41E918E82: 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Finance Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and …

Oct 24, 2023

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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