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H.R. 6886

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6886, the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 18, 2025 by Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 6886 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6886/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6886 IH: Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6886  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 18, 2025   Mr. Neguse  (for himself and  Mr. Kennedy of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2025  .
2.
Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential
Section 444(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
(M)
an institution of postsecondary education in which the student was previously enrolled, to which records of postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose of applying such coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )), upon condition that the student provides written consent prior to receiving such credential.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential.

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph Neguse (D) sponsors H.R. 6886, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6886 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6886 has taken 2 actions since Dec 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6886 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6886 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6886 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS113
ELLEN FLENNIKEN113
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY113
KIMBERLY CONWAY113
MADISON ROBERTS113
NAUREEN SHAH113
NINA PATEL113
SARAH MEHTA113
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN113
VANIA LEVEILLE113
KATE VOIGT111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6886 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6886’s is Education.

hr6886/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6886, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEGUSE:H.R. 6886.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H6117]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com