119th Congress
H.R. 2516
Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Burgess Owens(R-UT)
- Introduced
- Mar 31, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Reported in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (12)
Original cosponsors (8)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)
- John W. Rose (R-TN)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN)
- Riley M. Moore (R-WV)
- Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO)
Added later (4)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN) · May 14, 2025
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) · Jul 2, 2025
- Randy Fine (R-FL) · Jul 15, 2025
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY) · Aug 8, 2025
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit political litmus tests in accreditation of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jan 13, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 13, 2026 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380. - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-444. - Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15. - Jun 25, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House