States Sue OMB Director Russ Vought Over Controversial College Admissions Data Survey

Russ Vought serves as Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Trump. On March 11, 2026, Congressman Jim McGovern condemned an alleged attempt on Voughts life by a Maryland man, stating he always condemns political violence in all forms and is disgusted by the reported attempt. McGovern made this statement according to his press release on the House website. That same day, attorneys general from California and sixteen other states filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Education, Secretary Linda McMahon, the Office of Management and Budget, and Vought. The complaint, filed in federal court as Case 1:26-cv-11229, challenges a new survey called the IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement, or ACTS. This survey requires universities to submit detailed data on race, sex, applicant pools, admitted students, and enrolled cohorts going back several years. The states argue the rushed process burdens colleges, violates the Paperwork Reduction Act, and threatens student privacy. They say OMB approved the survey on December 18, 2025, just three days after comments closed, setting a March 18 deadline that risks fines or loss of federal funding for noncompliant schools. The suit claims the data will drive enforcement of race-neutral admissions policies from a 2025 presidential memorandum. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, seventeen states sued over this demand for admissions data. Hoodline reports New York Attorney General Letitia James joined to stop what she calls a campus data dragnet. These events highlight tensions over federal oversight of higher education and Voughts role in approving the survey amid broader Trump administration priorities. Thank you for tuning in, listeners. Please subscribe for more updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.