S. 4165

Summary

S. 4165, the Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 24, 2026 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4165 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S4165 IS: Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-24
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4165  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 24, 2026   Mr. Cotton  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require all institutions of higher education receiving Federal assistance to regularly submit information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System regarding students, faculty, and administrators who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026  .
2.
Mandatory reporting of aliens at institutions of higher education
(a)
In general
Section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1372 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
(h)
SEVIS expansion
(1)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the  Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 , and not later than 30 days after each subsequent deadline for class registration for an academic term, each institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) that receives funding or benefits from the Federal Government shall electronically submit to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System a complete and accurate list of all students, faculty members, and administrators enrolled at or employed by such institution who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, disaggregated by the type of visa held.
(2)
Access to information
Officials of the Department of Education, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State shall have access to the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose of carrying out the duties of their respective offices.
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A bill to require all institutions of higher education receiving Federal assistance to regularly submit information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System regarding students, faculty, and administrators who are not United States citizens, or lawful permanent residents.

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 4165 alone.

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 4165 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 24, 2026

Actions

S. 4165 has taken 2 actions since Mar 24, 2026.

Votes

S. 4165 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 4165 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to require all institutions of higher education receiving Federal assistance to regularly submit information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System regarding students, faculty, and administrators who are not United States citizens, or lawful permanent residents. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 4165 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Education, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Science/Technology, Sports/Athletics.

Clients

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4165 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4165’s is Immigration.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com