Education Bills in Congress

27 Education bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 26 reached a recorded roll call vote and 3 became law.

Recent votes

H.R. 4795 — Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 237–169 · 9/3/26 · Official source ↗
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs from engaging in boycotts against Israel.
S.J.Res. 196 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of t… · 1 vote · latest: Motion to Proceed Rejected Senate 45–52 · 6/24/26 · Official source ↗
H.R. 7892 — No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026 · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 249–172 · 6/10/26 · Official source ↗
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an identity fraud detection system for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
H.R. 2616 — PROTECT Kids Act · 2 votes · latest: Passed House 217–198 · 5/20/26 · Official source ↗
This bill requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education, to obtain parental consent before changing a student's gender on school forms or changing a student's sex-based accommodations.
H.R. 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act · 1 vote · latest: Passed House 351–72 · 3/4/26 · Official source ↗
This bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.

26 bills in Education

House

H.R. 881 — DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

Education

This bill restricts funding to an institution of higher education (IHE) that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute, Thousand Talents Program, or Chinese entity of concern.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 1/31/25 · Latest action 5/8/25

House

H.R. 1048 — DETERRENT Act

Education

This bill expands oversight and disclosure requirements related to foreign sources and institutions of higher education (IHEs).

119th Congress

5 roll callsIntroduced 2/6/25 · Latest action 3/31/25

House

H.R. 8932 — FAFSA Deadline Act

Education

This act requires the Department of Education (ED) to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available by October 1 of each year.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 7/5/24 · Latest action 12/11/24

House

H.R. 5349 — Crucial Communism Teaching Act

Education

This bill directs the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to develop a civic education curriculum and oral history resources for high school students to promote understanding of certain political ideologies (e.g., communism and totalitarianism) that conflict with principles of U.S. democracy.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/5/23 · Latest action 12/9/24

House

H.R. 3724 — End Woke Higher Education Act

Education

This bill revises the requirements for an accrediting agency to be recognized by the Department of Education as a reliable authority on the quality of education being offered at an institution of higher education (IHE).

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 5/25/23 · Latest action 9/23/24

House

H.R. 1516 — DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act

Education

This bill restricts funding to an institution of higher education (IHE) that has a relationship with a Confucius Institute (a cultural institute directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government).

118th Congress

3 roll callsIntroduced 3/9/23 · Latest action 9/12/24

House

H.J.Res. 165 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".

Education

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Department of Education titled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance and published on April 29, 2024.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 6/5/24 · Latest action 7/23/24

House

H.R. 6914 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

Education

This bill requires each institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs to provide certain information to prospective and enrolled students on the rights and resources for pregnant students to carry a baby to term or students who may become pregnant while enrolled at the IHE to carry a baby to term.

118th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 1/5/24 · Latest action 1/23/24

House

H.Res. 927 — Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Education

This resolution strongly condemns (1) the rise of antisemitism on university campuses around the country, and (2) the testimony of specified university presidents to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on December 5, 2023.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 12/12/23 · Latest action 12/13/23

House

H.J.Res. 88 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".

Education

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Education titled Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and published on July 10, 2023.

118th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/5/23 · Latest action 12/11/23

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