3.0.0 8945 2023-05-10T11:30:25Z 2023-05-10T11:30:25Z House HR 2022-09-21 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STEFANIK:H.R. 8945.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H8066]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-09-21T14:01:15Z 2022-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2022-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 N K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2022-09-21 True G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2022-09-21 True Education Education 00 2022-09-21 Introduced in House 2023-05-10T11:18:44Z 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.

]]> Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 Display Title Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of political tests in the selection, hiring, or promotion of students or faculty at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8945ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8945ih.xml 2022-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.