United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.;Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025;H.R. 2516 (RH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-01-14 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-01-13 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1dced00b7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr2516rh H.R. 2516 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h2516_rh.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr2516rh https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2516rh/html/BILLS-119hr2516rh.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2516rh/pdf/BILLS-119hr2516rh.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2516rh/xml/BILLS-119hr2516rh.xml fdlp DGPO 2026-01-14 2026-07-10 BILLS-119hr2516rh machine generated eng Burgess Owens United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Claudia Tenney United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory F. Murphy United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Glenn Grothman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John W. Rose United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brian Babin United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Robert F. Onder, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Riley M. Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark B. Messmer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brad Finstad United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member W. Gregory Steube United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Randy Fine United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brett Guthrie United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce associated name asn Title 20 Section 1099b Title 20 Section 1099b(c) 20 U.S.C. 1099b 20 U.S.C. 1099b(c) H. Rept. 119-444 Union Calendar No. 380 hr BILLS-119hr2516rh 119 2 HOUSE HOUSE 2516 rh rh Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. Additional sponsors: Mr. Finstad, Mr. Steube, Mr. Fine, and Mr. Guthrie Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Mr. Owens (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rose, Mr. Babin, Mr. Onder, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, and Mr. Messmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce Committee on Education and Workforce Education and Workforce Mr. Owens Burgess Owens Owens, Burgess Ms. Tenney Claudia Tenney Tenney, Claudia Mr. Murphy Gregory F. Murphy Murphy, Gregory F. Gregory Murphy Mr. Grothman Glenn Grothman Grothman, Glenn Mr. Rose John W. Rose Rose, John W. John Rose Mr. Babin Brian Babin Babin, Brian Mr. Onder Robert F. Onder, Jr. Onder, Robert F. Robert Onder Robert F. Onder Mr. Moore of West Virginia Riley M. Moore Moore, Riley M. Riley Moore Mr. Messmer Mark B. Messmer Messmer, Mark B. Mark Messmer Mr. Finstad Brad Finstad Finstad, Brad Mr. Steube W. Gregory Steube Steube, W. Gregory W. Steube Mr. Fine Randy Fine Fine, Randy Mr. Guthrie Brett Guthrie Guthrie, Brett false false