Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Reforming Financial Transparency in Higher Ed
Published November 17, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Higher Education
OME Advocate
- On November 6, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on Reforming Financial Transparency in Higher Education. The Committee heard testimony from five higher education experts on how Congress can address the affordability concerns surrounding higher ed programs.
- The hearing included discussion of multiple bipartisan pieces of legislation designed to improve college cost transparency, such as the College Transparency Act, S. 2511, the Net Price Calculator Improvement Act, S. 1557 and the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, S. 1558. Committee members and experts agreed that efforts to make student financial aid more accessible and transparent are critical in reforming higher education.
- Much of the discussion also highlighted concerns with implementation of the higher education provisions in the OBBBA passed earlier this year, and the strain placed on the healthcare workforce pipeline by new borrowing limits.
- Read AACOM’s summary of the hearing for more information.
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