# 119-hr-927: 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.

119-hr-927, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-927
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No mandatory ideology statements at colleges: benefit, low. 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, eq…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-927 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/927)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-927 (as of 2026-04-21).