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Fairness in Higher Education

H.R.3803 / S.1795 – Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act

Introduced: 6/05/2023

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Overview

Lead Sponsor: Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) / Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Short Title: Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act.
Introduced: 06/05/2023 in the House and 06/01/2023 in the Senate.
Latest Action: H.R.3803 was referred to the House Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on 06/05/2023. The Senate version was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on 06/01/2023.
Cosponsors:
- House Version: 2 (2 Republicans – 0 Democrats)
- Senate Version: 4 (4 Republicans – 0 Democrats)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) Press Release / Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) Press Release
Summary: Adherence to woke DEI standards should have no influence on the accreditation of colleges and universities. The Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act prohibits a school’s DEI and affirmative action policies, or lack thereof, as criteria for the school’s accreditation.

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Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act

On June 1, 2023

By Senator Marco Rubio

Federal law mandates that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) be accredited by an accrediting agency or an association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Increasingly, accreditors are imposing ideological standards, such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action policies, as part of their judgment criteria when evaluating a school’s accreditation status. This creates direct pressure on universities to comply with woke standards or risk reputational and financial ruin.

Reps. Banks, Steube Introduce Fairness In Higher Ed Accreditation Act

On June 6, 2023

By Congressman Jim Banks

Today, Reps. Jim Banks (IN-03) and Greg Steube (FL-17) announced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act. Read the bill text HERE.

Said Rep. Banks: “Our education system should strengthen the principles that make America exceptional. Too many campuses have replaced open debate with mob rule, mandatory far-left loyalty oaths, and one-sided debate. Our legislation would prohibit college accreditors from mandating DEI and force them to protect free speech on college campuses.”

Taking Back America’s Colleges and Universities

On June 6, 2023

By The American Mind

BY REP. JIM BANKS, U.S. CONGRESSMAN

I started the House Anti-Woke Caucus in January to build a coalition that identifies and roots out wokeness from the federal government and American public life. Our first task has been to identify areas where a small action could have an outsized effect. The university system is a target-rich environment for our caucus, and the higher education accreditation cartel has helped make colleges a source and stronghold of wokeness.

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