HR 1174 · 119th Congress · Education

Ensuring Distance Education Act

Introduced 2025-02-10· Sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.(2025-02-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Distance Education Act This bill treats revenue from distance education programs as nonfederal revenue for purposes of the 90/10 rule. Generally, the 90/10 rule requires a for-profit institution of higher education (IHE) to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal financial aid. Under current Department of Education regulations, for-profit IHEs are prohibited from including revenue from distance education programs (including hybrid distance education programs) as nonfederal revenue that meets this 10% requirement. The bill removes the prohibition and allows for distance education programs to be counted as nonfederal revenue for purposes of the rule.…

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