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HRES 191 116th Congress House Education First Amendment rights Higher education

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that free speech zones and restrictive speech codes of institutions of higher education (IHEs) are inherently at odds with the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution. In addition, this resolution urges IHEs to facilitate and recommit themselves to protecting the free and open exchange of ideas.

What's happening now March 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 15
Pence, Greg
· Nov 8, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 3, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Apr 3, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 7, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 7, 2019
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 7, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 191: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-191/
MLA
"H. Res. 191: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-191/.
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H. Res. 191, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-191/.
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[H. Res. 191: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression at institutions of higher education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-191/)
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