HR 8945 United States House · 117th Congress

Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022

Summary
Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from using political tests in the selection, hiring, or promotion of students, employees, or faculty. Political test refers to a method of compelling or soliciting an applicant for enrollment or employment, student, or employee of an IHE to identify commitment to or make a statement of personal belief in support of any ideology or movement that (1) promotes a specific partisan or political set of beliefs, (2) promotes a particular viewpoint on an issue of public controversy, or (3) promotes the disparate treatment of any individual or group of individuals on the basis of race or ethnicity.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Sep 2022
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Introduced Sep 21, 2022 Last action Sep 21, 2022
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Sep 21, 2022
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Sep 21, 2022
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