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Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025

7/8/2025, 8:20 PM

Summary of Bill S 2026

This bill introduced in the 119th Congress and numbered S.2026 aims to exclude enrollment agreements between students and certain institutions of higher education from the enforcement of arbitration agreements under chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code. Additionally, it seeks to prevent limitations on students' ability to bring claims against specified higher education institutions.

Current Status of Bill S 2026

Bill S 2026 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 11, 2025. Bill S 2026 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on June 11, 2025.  Bill S 2026's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3348) as of June 11, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2026

Total Number of Sponsors
8
Democrat Sponsors
8
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
11
Democrat Cosponsors
11
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2026

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2026

A 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.
A 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.

Comments

Jadiel Sparks profile image

Jadiel Sparks

631

7 months ago

I don't think this bill is gonna help me much. It seems like it's just gonna make things more complicated.

Baylee Clarke profile image

Baylee Clarke

673

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure about this new bill, but I think it could help students in some way. I'll have to look into it more to understand how it might impact me. #S2026 #StudentSupportAct