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HR 8945 117th Congress House Education

Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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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.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Sep 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8945: Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8945/
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"H.R. 8945: Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8945/.
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H.R. 8945, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8945/.
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