S. 5053 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 21, 2026
119th Congress
2nd SessionS. 5053
2nd SessionS. 5053
A BILL
Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act of 2026
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Education · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 21, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”
Sections
Sections · 19
- Sec. 1Short titleNo change
- Sec. 2PurposeNo change
- Sec. 3Recognition of accrediting agency or associationNo change
- Sec. 4Accreditation standardsNo change
- Sec. 5Measures for student achievementNo change
- Sec. 6Accreditation reviewsNo change
- Sec. 7Accreditation agency actionNo change
- Sec. 8Operating proceduresNo change
- Sec. 9Conflict of interestNo change
- Sec. 10Accreditation agency accountabilityNo change
- Sec. 11Credit transfer agreementNo change
- Sec. 12Accreditation disclosureNo change
- Sec. 13Differentiated accreditation statusNo change
- Sec. 14Teach-out agreements and plansNo change
- Sec. 15JurisdictionNo change
- Sec. 16Change of accreditorNo change
- Sec. 17Sense of congressNo change
- Sec. 18Rules of construction; student achievement dataNo change
- Sec. 19Prohibition on transferring accreditation recognition processes to other Federal agenciesNo change