H.R. 2525: Collaborative College Services Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-26 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Collaborative College Services Act

Plain summary

Collaborative College Services Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs) to make payments to third-party entities for services that include student recruitment and are based on the amount of tuition that the IHE generates from student enrollment if the third-party entity: (1) is not otherwise affiliated with the IHE, (2) does not provide incentive payments to its employees for their success in enrolling students or securing financial aid for them, (3) is paid by the IHE for services that are not limited to student recruitment services, and (4) will not make student recruitment information available to any other person or entity.

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Official text

Collaborative College Services Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2525.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2525 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113