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S. 2026

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2026, the Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 11, 2025 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3348).

Record

Text

S. 2026 has 11 co-sponsors.

sb2026/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2026 IS: CLASS Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2026  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 11, 2025   Mr. Durbin  (for himself,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr. Markey ,  Mr. Reed ,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Wyden ,  Mr. Booker ,  Mr. Whitehouse , and  Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025   or the  CLASS Act of 2025 .
2.
Inapplicability of  chapter 1  of title 9, United States Code, to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education
(a)
In General
 Chapter 1  of title 9 of the United States Code (relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements) shall not apply to an enrollment agreement made between a student and an institution of higher education.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Enrollment agreement
The term  enrollment agreement  means any contract or agreement between a student and an institution of higher education under which the student makes a financial commitment to the institution in exchange for enrollment in a program of study at the institution.
(2)
Institution of higher education
The term  institution of higher education  has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
3.
Prohibition on limitations on ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(30)
The institution will not require any student to agree to, and will not enforce, any limitation or restriction (including a limitation or restriction on any available choice of applicable law, a jury trial, or venue) on the ability of a student to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against an institution in court.
 .
4.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Durbin (D) sponsors S. 2026, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2026 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Jun 11, 2025 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 2026 has taken 2 actions since Jun 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3348)Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Jun 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2026 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2026, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2026 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 13 registered lobbyists who named S. 2026 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY115
DANIEL HINKLE115
HEATHER SAGER115
JULIA DUNCAN115
LINDA LIPSEN115
SUSAN STEINMAN115
VICTOR DIAZ115
ELIZABETH FARRAR114
JUSTICE ESTRADA114
STEPHEN COFFEY114
THEODORE NASTASE114
ELLI SCHANK113
MOLLY CAREY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 fourth_quarter$1.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 first_quarter$1.5M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2026 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2026’s is Education.

s2026/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com