Create a task force to monitor and regulate private for-profit schools.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act?
The Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act is currently S. 4056 and has been sitting in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions since March 10, 2026. The committee members must choose to hold a vote to move this bill forward, but most bills in Congress fail because they never receive a committee vote. This effort follows a similar bill that expired in the previous session on January 31, 2024.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act (S. 4056 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 3727 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 3727 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Richard Durbin (D-IL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.