H.R. 10661 · 119th Congress · pending
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Latest official action 2026-10-01 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-01
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Madeleine Dean
House · PA District 4 · Democratic
$781,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Troy A. Carter
House · LA District 2 · Democratic
$1,032,448PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$18,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$17,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$14,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$12,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$12,500
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$12,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$12,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$12,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$11,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$11,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$11,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$11,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$11,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$11,000
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC$10,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$10,000
ARPAC$10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$10,000
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD THE BENCH PAC$10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 13000$10,000
Madeleine Dean · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$10,000
Troy A. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.