Contact Congress about H.R. 927: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes.

Colleges that use federal student aid could not require many DEI or race-related belief statements. The bill would affect admissions, hiring, contracts, and campus job processes.

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Latest action on H.R. 927: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects colleges that use federal student aid and the people who apply to, study at, work for, or contract with those schools. Students and job applicants could see fewer required essays or statements about DEI, race, or social justice. Faculty, staff, and contractors could see changes in hiring, promotion, and contract forms.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it could change what colleges ask people to say before they study, work, or do business there. It tries to stop schools from forcing people to state or support certain views about race and related topics. At the same time, it could limit tools some schools use to judge diversity experience or campus fit. The full effect would depend on how schools rewrite their forms, essays, job postings, and review rules.

Key provisions in H.R. 927

• The bill applies to colleges that use federal student aid. These are schools covered by the Higher Education Act.
• Schools could not force or pressure covered people to give certain statements. This includes students, workers, contractors, and applicants.
• Schools could not require people to support certain race-related beliefs. The ban covers an ideology that backs different treatment based on race, color, or ethnicity.
• Schools could not require people to state their race, color, ethnicity, or national origin. They could still collect the minimum information needed for basic demographic records.
• Schools could not require DEI-related statements. This includes views, experience, or work tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion, marginalized groups, antiracism, social justice, intersectionality, or similar ideas.

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What is H.R. 927?

Colleges that use federal student aid could not require many DEI or race-related belief statements. The bill would affect admissions, hiring, contracts, and campus job processes.

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