H.R. 927

[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:
``(30)(A) The institution will not--
``(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--
``(I) endorse an ideology that promotes the 
differential treatment of an individual or 
group of individuals based on race, color, or 
ethnicity; or
``(II) provide a statement indicating the 
person's--
``(aa) race, color, ethnicity, or 
national origin, except to the minimum 
extent needed record any necessary 
demographic information;
``(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
``(cc) views on or experience with 
race, color, ethnicity, national 
origin, or other immutable 
characteristics; or
``(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).
``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed--
``(i) to restrict academic research or coursework;
``(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
``(iii) to prevent an institution from requiring an 
applicant for admission to or employment or contracting 
at the institution to--
``(I) disclose or discuss the content of 
the applicant's research or artistic creations;
``(II) certify compliance with State and 
Federal antidiscrimination law; or
``(III) discuss pedagogical approaches or 
experience with students with learning 
disabilities.''.
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