HR 2516 · 119th Congress · Education
Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.(2026-01-13)
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[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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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2516, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025
Aug 1, 2025As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 25, 2025
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Cosponsors (12)
12 Republicans