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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6039 
To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating 
to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enroll-
ment agreements made between students and certain institutions of high-
er education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to 
pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. GARCIA 
of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MFUME, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
TAKANO, and Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States 
Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agree-
ments, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made 
between students and certain institutions of higher edu-
cation, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of stu-
dents to pursue claims against certain institutions of 
higher education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Court Legal Access 
and Student Support Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘CLASS Act 
of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 9, 
UNITED STATES CODE, TO ENROLLMENT 
AGREEMENTS MADE BETWEEN STUDENTS 
AND CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 9 of the United 
States Code (relating to the enforcement of arbitration 
agreements) shall not apply to an enrollment agreement 
made between a student and an institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENROLLMENT
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘‘enrollment agreement’’ means any contract or 
agreement between a student and an institution of 
higher education under which the student makes a 
financial commitment to the institution in exchange 
for enrollment in a program of study at the institu-
tion. 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON LIMITATIONS ON ABILITY OF STU-
DENTS TO PURSUE CLAIMS AGAINST CER-
TAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) The institution will not require any stu-
dent to agree to, and will not enforce, any limitation 
or restriction (including a limitation or restriction on 
any available choice of applicable law, a jury trial, 
or venue) on the ability of a student to pursue a 
claim, individually or with others, against an institu-
tion in court.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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