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Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-8945| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2022
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Glenn Grothman (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • September 21, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-8945| House 
| Updated: 9/21/2022
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.
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Timeline
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • September 21, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • September 21, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Elise M. Stefanik

Elise M. Stefanik

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Glenn Grothman (Republican)Fred Keller (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted