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US S3026

US S3026
Campus Free Speech Restoration Act


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Introduced
10/20/2021
In Committee
10/20/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that public institutions of higher education eschew poli- cies that improperly constrain the expressive rights of students, and to ensure that private institutions of higher education are transparent about, and responsible for, their chosen speech policies.

AI Summary

This bill, the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, aims to ensure that public institutions of higher education do not improperly constrain the expressive rights of students, and that private institutions of higher education are transparent about and responsible for their chosen speech policies. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) protecting student speech and association rights at public institutions, 2) requiring public institutions to comply with expressive activity protections and prohibiting certain restrictions on speech, 3) allowing legal action against public institutions that violate these protections, and 4) requiring private institutions to publicly disclose their speech policies and face consequences if they fail to do so.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 10/20/2021)

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