Bill Information for hr4795-119

Long Title

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes.

Short Title

Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

Vote Information

Status: PASS_OVER:HOUSE as of 2026-09-03 14:25:40.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Virginia Foxx (R-NC).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a R-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 1 roll call votes on this bill in total.

Vote Distribution

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