Ensuring Distance Education Act
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. Burgess Owens
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.