# 119-hr-4658: STUDENT Act 119-hr-4658, STUDENT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4658 - As of: 2026-07-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-4658 - Congress: 119 - Title: STUDENT Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-07-23 - Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI) - Cosponsors: 10 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-07-19 ## Summary **Limits NEA political activity and tightly restricts membership and dues rules.** This bill forces affirmative consent for dues, bars many political and strike-related activities, and adds new reporting and legal oversight for the National Education Association and its affiliates. - Teachers and other state or local government employees must be told they can refuse union membership and must give clear, affirmative consent before dues are collected. Payroll deduction of dues is barred unless the employee authorizes transmission without payroll deduction and membership cancellation requests must be processed promptly. - NEA officers and affiliates face new limits on political involvement and strikes. Officers must be U.S. citizens, the organization must not engage in or support political advocacy or attempt to influence legislation, and it must follow additional transparency and recordkeeping rules that let members inspect records for proper purposes. - NEA finances and legal status are constrained. The District of Columbia property tax exemption is repealed, the NEA must maintain federal tax-exempt compliance, the Attorney General may seek enforcement, and remaining assets at dissolution go to the U.S. Treasury or to employed members. ## Cosponsors (10) - Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Public workers must consent to union dues: benefit, low. If you work for a state or local government, the union would need your clear, affirmative consent before taking dues. You would have to get a notice that you can refuse membership and payment. You would also have to authorize dues to be sent without payroll deduction. The union could take dues dire… - No discrimination or forced beliefs by union: benefit, low. The NEA and its affiliates would be barred from discriminating based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin. They could not set quotas based on those traits. They could not require or encourage staff, members, or affiliates to affirm certain beliefs, or push schools to m… - Stronger oversight and governance for teachers' union: benefit, low. This would require the union’s government to represent members and not let a small group keep control. Officers would have to be U.S. citizens. The union would have to keep accurate books, a list of voting members, and keep its tax‑exempt status. The Attorney General would be able to sue in D.C. fe… - Assets split if the union dissolves: mixed, low. If the union dissolved after paying its debts, any money left would either go to the U.S. Treasury or be split equally among people who are employed members at that time. You would only get a share if you are an employed member when it dissolves. - End D.C. property tax break for union: mixed, low. This bill would repeal the District of Columbia property tax exemption for the NEA. D.C. could tax the property instead. Households would not be directly affected; any effects would depend on what D.C. or the union do. - Limits on strikes and union politics: mixed, low. The NEA and its affiliates would be treated as labor organizations under federal law and would have to follow those rules. They would be barred from calling, taking part in, or condoning strikes or slowdowns that affect state or local government. The corporation and its officers would be prohibited… ## Related bills - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act - 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 - 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act - 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act ## Sources - [119-hr-4658 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4658) ## Related - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38) - [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452) - [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21) - [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181) - [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4658 (as of 2026-07-19).