Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary 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.
What just happenedSep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 21, 2022
- Sep 21, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Sep 21, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House