Ensuring Distance Education Act
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1174
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Education
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Last Updated
- 2026-01-23T18:38:18Z
Official Summary
Ensuring Distance Education Act
This bill treats revenue from distance education programs as nonfederal revenue for purposes of the 90/10 rule.
Generally, the 90/10 rule requires a for-profit institution of higher education (IHE) to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal financial aid. Under current Department of Education regulations, for-profit IHEs are prohibited from including revenue from distance education programs (including hybrid distance education programs) as nonfederal revenue that meets this 10% requirement. The bill removes the prohibition and allows for distance education programs to be counted as nonfederal revenue for purposes of the rule.
Sponsor
Recent Actions
- 2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-02-10: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-10: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Ensuring Distance Education Act — issued 2025-02-10 — PDF (2 pages)