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119-hr-927119th CongressWALLET

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

Introduced

Summary

Bans compelled ideological statements at colleges and universities. The bill would bar institutions from forcing students, employees, contractors, or applicants to endorse ideologies that treat people differently by race, to provide statements about their race, or to disclose views on diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, social justice, intersectionality, or related concepts.

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  • Students and applicants: Would stop colleges from requiring endorsement of an ideology or forcing disclosure of race or views on race and related topics. It also forbids giving preferential consideration based on an unsolicited supportive statement.
  • Employees and contractors: Would prevent institutions from compelling staff or contract workers to provide ideology-based statements or forced accounts of their experiences with race or other immutable traits.
  • Institutions: Preserves academic research and coursework on these subjects and allows voluntary disclosures. Colleges could still require applicants to share research or artistic work, certify compliance with antidiscrimination law, or discuss teaching approaches and experience with students with learning disabilities.

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No mandatory ideology statements at colleges

If enacted, colleges and universities would be barred from requiring you to endorse race based ideology. They could not make students, staff, contractors, or applicants state their race or national origin, beyond minimal records. They also could not force you to share views or work on diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, social justice, or intersectionality, or reward unsolicited support for that ideology. You could still share this on your own, and academic research or classwork would not be restricted. Colleges could still ask about your research or art, require certification of anti discrimination compliance, or discuss teaching methods and work with students with learning disabilities, and the rules would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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