HR 2516 · 119th Congress · Education

Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-03-31· Sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.(2026-01-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2516 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2516 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2025 Mr. Owens (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rose, Mr. Babin, Mr. Onder, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, and Mr. Messmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, 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 title may be cited as the ``Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL LITMUS TESTS IN ACCREDITATION OF INS…

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H.R. 2516, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025

Aug 1, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 25, 2025

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Cosponsors (12)

12 Republicans