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Time for Completion Act

USA119th CongressS-4431| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2026
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (3)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Time for Completion Act" aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by significantly expanding the transparency requirements for student achievement information. This legislation mandates that higher education institutions provide more comprehensive data on student completion and graduation rates to the public and prospective students. Specifically, the bill requires institutions to report detailed percentages of degree or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who complete their programs within various timeframes. These categories include first-time, full-time; first-time, part-time; non-first-time, full-time; and non-first-time, part-time students, broken down by programs of study that are 4 years or longer, and those less than 4 years. The completion rates must be reported for normal time, 150 percent, 200 percent, and for shorter programs, 300 percent of the normal program duration. The Secretary of Education is tasked with ensuring these percentages are displayed consistently and with equal visibility to consumers. Furthermore, the bill updates existing provisions to ensure that institutions provide this expanded completion rate information directly to students, enhancing consumer awareness about the actual time it takes for different student populations to complete their studies.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3115
Time for Completion Act
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2130-2131)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3115
    Time for Completion Act


  • April 29, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 29, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2130-2131)

Education

Time for Completion Act

USA119th CongressS-4431| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2026
The "Time for Completion Act" aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by significantly expanding the transparency requirements for student achievement information. This legislation mandates that higher education institutions provide more comprehensive data on student completion and graduation rates to the public and prospective students. Specifically, the bill requires institutions to report detailed percentages of degree or certificate-seeking undergraduate students who complete their programs within various timeframes. These categories include first-time, full-time; first-time, part-time; non-first-time, full-time; and non-first-time, part-time students, broken down by programs of study that are 4 years or longer, and those less than 4 years. The completion rates must be reported for normal time, 150 percent, 200 percent, and for shorter programs, 300 percent of the normal program duration. The Secretary of Education is tasked with ensuring these percentages are displayed consistently and with equal visibility to consumers. Furthermore, the bill updates existing provisions to ensure that institutions provide this expanded completion rate information directly to students, enhancing consumer awareness about the actual time it takes for different student populations to complete their studies.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3115
Time for Completion Act
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 29, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2130-2131)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3115
    Time for Completion Act


  • April 29, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • April 29, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2130-2131)
John Barrasso

John Barrasso

Republican Senator

Wyoming

Cosponsors (3)
Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)John R. Curtis (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted