1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quality Higher Education Act of 2019 . 2. Rulemaking requirements for accrediting agency recognition (a) Rulemaking The Secretary of Education shall initiate a negotiated rulemaking process to— (1) establish a common set of steps or consequences each accrediting agency or association shall follow when any institution of higher education subject to the jurisdiction of such agency or association fails to meet the accreditation standards selected or set by such agency or association pursuant to section 496(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(5) ), as amended by this section