Bill · S. 2700· Senate(119-S-2700)
DECIDE Act
- Introduced
- 9/3/2025
- Last activity
- 9/3/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Jon Husted
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Debt, Earnings, and Cost Information Disclosure for Education Act," or "DECIDE Act," aims to increase transparency and accountability for Federal student loan borrowers. It requires the Secretary of Education to annually update the College Scorecard with specific program-level data, such as median earnings and loan debt for various degrees and certificates. The bill also mandates the inclusion of institution-level data regarding default and repayment rates. This includes specific data for Graduate PLUS and Parent PLUS loans.
Yes· 3 of 11
Would students be better off under this?+9
Directly empowers students with data to assess the financial viability of their chosen degree programs.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+8
Directly mandates the public disclosure of detailed financial and outcome data regarding federal student loans.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+7
Directly benefits prospective and current college students by providing critical data for education planning.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Better Informed Decisions: By providing median annual earnings and loan debt levels for specific programs, students can better understand the financial outcome of their education (Section 2(a)).
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Increased Transparency on Debt: The bill requires the disclosure of median debt for Stafford, Graduate PLUS, and Parent PLUS loans, showing borrowers the actual debt levels associated with completing a program (Section 2(a)(2), (3), and (4)).
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Accountability for Institutions: Providing cohort default rates and repayment rates at both the program and institution levels allows the public to see how successful students are at paying back loans from specific schools (Section 2(a)(5), (6) and 2(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups of people were explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+9Good For Young Adults+7Good For Low Income Households+6Good For Middle Class Households+6Good For Middle Aged+4Good For High Income Households+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves School Choice+7Improves College Affordability+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+8Increases Federal Power+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+5
- 9/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama