The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2024
HR 3724

Sponsored by Burgess Owens (R)

Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023

Would have barred college accreditors from requiring political stances, and let religious colleges require faith statements.

Tradeoff

Would have required accreditors to drop standards that push political or ideological views. Would also have let colleges keep federal student aid if they meet only their accreditor's standards.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/60183 · Apr 2024

The House passed the bill 213-201 on September 19, 2024, after rejecting a motion to send it back to committee. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 25, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Education and the Workforce(May 25, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 24 - 14(Mar 21, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-467.

  4. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #432 · Sep 19, 2024)

    195 yeanay 203

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #433 · Sep 19, 2024)

    213 yeanay 201

  6. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Sep 23, 2024)

Passage votes· Sep 19, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025