119-s982

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 982 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 982

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to 
 certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 12, 2025

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
 Education, Labor, and Pensions

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 A BILL

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to 
 certain incidents of civil disturbance, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Dollars for College 
Encampments Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. HEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime 
Statistics.--

Section 485

    (f)

    (1)
        (J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092

    (f)

    (1)
        (J) ) is amended--

    (1) in the matter preceding clause
            (i) , by striking ``A 
 statement'' and inserting ``
            (i) A statement'';

    (2) by redesignating clause
            (i) as subclause
            (I) ;

    (3) by inserting after subclause
            (I) , as so redesignated, 
 the following:
 ``
            (II) respond to incidents of civil 
 disturbance occurring on the campus, including 
 with respect to coordination of such response 
 with State, local, and campus law 
 enforcement;'';

    (4) by redesignating clauses
            (ii) and
            (iii) as subclauses
            (III) and
            (IV) , respectively; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
 `incident of civil disturbance' means a civil unrest 
 activity (including a demonstration, riot, or strike) 
 that disrupts the community in which it is taking place 
 and requires intervention to--
 ``
            (I) maintain public safety; and
 ``
            (II) prevent the disruption of learning, 
 as applicable.''.

    (b) Accrediting Agency or Association Operating Procedures.--

Section 496
            (c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b
            (c) ) 
is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (8) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (9) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (10) monitors an institution's compliance with 

section 485

    (f)

    (1)
        (J) .''.
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