H.R. 7683 · 118th Congress
Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act
Introduced on Mar 15, 2024 by Brandon Williams (R-NY-22). 19 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Apr 26, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
- Stage
- Reported by committee
- Introduced
- Mar 15, 2024
- Cosponsors
- 19
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Education
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes.
Subjects
- Higher education
- Political parties and affiliation
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Summary
The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Republicans · 19
- Virginia FoxxR-NC-5original
- Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15original
- Burgess OwensR-UT-4signed on Mar 19, 2024
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2signed on Mar 19, 2024
- Kevin KileyR-CA-3signed on Mar 20, 2024
- Lisa C. McClainR-MI-9signed on Mar 20, 2024
- Tim WalbergR-MI-5signed on Mar 20, 2024
- Erin HouchinR-IN-9signed on Mar 21, 2024
- Rick W. AllenR-GA-12signed on Apr 9, 2024
- Dan CrenshawR-TX-2signed on Apr 9, 2024
- Jim BanksR-IN-3signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Aaron BeanR-FL-4signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Eric BurlisonR-MO-7signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Lori Chavez-DeRemerR-OR-5signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Michelle SteelR-CA-45signed on Apr 12, 2024
- Mary E. MillerR-IL-15signed on Apr 16, 2024
- Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2signed on Apr 17, 2024
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3signed on Apr 26, 2024
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Mar 15, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Mar 21, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 21, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
- Apr 26, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-468.
- Apr 26, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-468.
- Apr 26, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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Who lobbied on it
Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.
- Association of American Universities5 reports$315K reported (all issues)
- RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY4 reports$380K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- Southern Methodist University4 reports$80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY$5.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND4 reports
- University of Michigan4 reports
- Vanderbilt University4 reports$200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- American Council on Education3 reports$220K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM3 reports$305K reported (all issues)
- Fraternal Government Relations Coalition3 reports$150K reported (all issues)
- AFL-CIO2 reports$1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES2 reports$90K reported (all issues)
- BOSTON UNIVERSITY2 reports
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)2 reports$50K reported (all issues)
- doTERRA International LLC2 reports$50K reported (all issues)
- AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE1 report$163.8K reported (all issues)
- American Civil Liberties Union1 report$400K reported (all issues)
- American Federation of Teachers1 report$270K reported (all issues)
- Council on Social Work Education1 report$40K reported (all issues)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE1 report$150K reported (all issues)
- Heritage Action for America1 report$190K reported (all issues)
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY1 report$120K reported (all issues)
- The Pennsylvania State University1 report$160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- The University of Texas System1 report
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA1 report$30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$547.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON1 report
Reports filed in 2024, 2025.
Sources and method
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- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.