legislation: 117-hr-8945
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| 117-hr-8945 | 117 | hr | 8945 | Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 | Education | 2022-09-21 | 2022-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] | NY | R | S001196 | 2 | Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022 This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from using political tests in the selection, hiring, or promotion of students, employees, or faculty. Political test refers to a method of compelling or soliciting an applicant for enrollment or employment, student, or employee of an IHE to identify commitment to or make a statement of personal belief in support of any ideology or movement that (1) promotes a specific partisan or political set of beliefs, (2) promotes a particular viewpoint on an issue of public controversy, or (3) promotes the disparate treatment of any individual or group of individuals on the basis of race or ethnicity. | 2023-05-10T11:30:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8945 |