119-hr927

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 927 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 4, 2025

 Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION RELATING TO IDEOLOGICAL OATHS AND SIMILAR 
 STATEMENTS.

 

Section 487

    (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (30)
        (A) The institution will not--
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            (i) compel, require, induce, or solicit a student 
 enrolled at the institution, an employee or contractor 
 of the institution, or an applicant for admission to or 
 employment or contracting at the institution to--
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            (I) endorse an ideology that promotes the 
 differential treatment of an individual or 
 group of individuals based on race, color, or 
 ethnicity; or
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            (II) provide a statement indicating the 
 person's--
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    (aa) race, color, ethnicity, or 
 national origin, except to the minimum 
 extent needed record any necessary 
 demographic information;
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    (bb) views on, experience with, 
 or past or planned contributions to 
 efforts involving diversity, equity, 
 and inclusion, marginalized groups, 
 antiracism, social justice, 
 intersectionality, or related concepts; 
 or
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            (cc) views on or experience with 
 race, color, ethnicity, national 
 origin, or other immutable 
 characteristics; or
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            (ii) provide preferential consideration to a 
 student enrolled at the institution, an employee or 
 contractor of the institution, or an applicant for 
 admission to or employment or contracting at the 
 institution on the basis of the person's unsolicited 
 statement in support of an ideology described in clause
            (i) 
            (I) .
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        (B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed--
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            (i) to restrict academic research or coursework;
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            (ii) to prevent a person from providing to an 
 institution of higher education the information 
 described in subparagraph
        (A) on the person's own 
 initiative separate from any specific requirement or 
 request from the institution; or
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            (iii) to prevent an institution from requiring an 
 applicant for admission to or employment or contracting 
 at the institution to--
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            (I) disclose or discuss the content of 
 the applicant's research or artistic creations;
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            (II) certify compliance with State and 
 Federal antidiscrimination law; or
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            (III) discuss pedagogical approaches or 
 experience with students with learning 
 disabilities.''.
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