A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation aimed at banning legacy admissions. The Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act would tie accreditation to colleges having admissions policies that do not provide preferential treatment to applicants based on alumni or donor relationships. The bill’s sponsors—Republicans Todd Young, Tim Scott, and John Kennedy, plus Democrats Tim Kaine, Raphael Warnock, and Andy Kim—frame the proposal as a response to fairness concerns heightened after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on race-conscious admissions and ongoing scrutiny of admissions-related integrity. The legislation is also structured to preserve “demonstrated interest” considerations, requiring criteria to be clearly defined and accessible to all applicants. For higher education leaders, the proposal signals a likely next phase of accreditation-linked compliance pressure, potentially altering admissions governance, applicant communications, and institutional reporting processes.