S 2107 — POST Act of 2025
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2025 or the POST Act of 2025This bill requires proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institutions of higher education (IHEs) to derive a larger portion of their revenues from nonfederal sources by replacing the existing 90/10 rule with an 85/15 rule.Specifically, the bill requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal education assistance funds. (Currently, a proprietary IHE must derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal education assistance funds.)Additionally, the bill specifies how revenue must be calculated for purposes of the 85/15 rule. (Currently, the Higher Education Act of 1965 and accompanying regulatory provisions specify how revenue must be calculated for purposes of the 90/10 rule.)Finally, the bill makes a proprietary IHE that fails to meet the 85/15 rule's requirements for a fiscal year ineligible to participate in federal student aid programs for at least two institutional fiscal years. However, the proprietary IHE may regain eligibility if it complies with all eligibility and certification requirements for at least two institutional fiscal years. (Currently, if a proprietary IHE fails to meet the 90/10 rule's requirement in a single year, then its certification to participate in federal student aid programs becomes provisional for two institutional fiscal years. Further, if a proprietary IHE fails to meet the rule's requirements in two consecutive years, then it loses its eligibility to participate in these programs for at least two institutional fiscal years.)
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html June 18, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor
- Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor
- King, Angus S., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
- Tina Smith · Cosponsor
- Jack Reed · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor
- Richard J. Durbin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Durbin, Richard J. Democratic
Co-sponsors (7)
- Blumenthal, Richard Democratic
- Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic
- King, Angus S., Jr. Independent
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
- Smith, Tina Democratic
- Reed, Jack Democratic
- Warren, Elizabeth Democratic
Not signed on (539)
539 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 539 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 2107 do?
- Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2025 or the POST Act of 2025This bill requires proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institutions of higher education (IHEs) to derive a larger portion of their revenues from nonfederal sources by replacing the existing 90/10 rule with an 85/15 rule.Specifically, the bill requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal education assistance funds. (Currently, a proprietary IHE must derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal education assistance funds.)Additionally, the bill specifies how revenue must be calculated for purposes of the 85/15 rule. (Currently, the Higher Education Act of 1965 and accompanying regulatory provisions specify how revenue must be calculated for purposes of the 90/10 rule.)Finally, the bill makes a proprietary IHE that fails to meet the 85/15 rule's requirements for a fiscal year ineligible to participate in federal student aid programs for at least two institutional fiscal years. However, the proprietary IHE may regain eligibility if it complies with all eligibility and certification requirements for at least two institutional fiscal years. (Currently, if a proprietary IHE fails to meet the 90/10 rule's requirement in a single year, then its certification to participate in federal student aid programs becomes provisional for two institutional fiscal years. Further, if a proprietary IHE fails to meet the rule's requirements in two consecutive years, then it loses its eligibility to participate in these programs for at least two institutional fiscal years.)
- Who sponsors S 2107?
- S 2107 is sponsored by Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), King, Angus S., Jr. (Independent), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), and Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 2107?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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