H.R. 8945 · 117th Congress
Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022
Latest action (Sep 21, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 21, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.