Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025
Reps. Foxx and Gottheimer Introduce Bill to Strip Federal Funds From Colleges That Boycott Israel
The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025 is currently moving through the House committee process. It was recently approved by the House Committee on Education and Workforce and is now waiting for further action. The bill is actively moving forward.
Legislative Progress
The bill has bipartisan support from high-profile members, but it faces a crowded legislative calendar and potential pushback from free speech advocates.
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Students at colleges that refuse to certify could lose access to federal financial aid, including Pell Grants and federal student loans. Most schools would likely comply, but students at institutions that choose to boycott Israel could face serious disruptions to their funding. On the other hand, students who want to study abroad in Israel would be guaranteed equal access to those programs.
“An institution that does not submit such certification by July 31 of a calendar year shall be ineligible to receive any funds under this title in the first fiscal year that begins after such July 31”
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 9.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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New bill would strip federal funding from colleges that boycott Israel
Reps. Virginia Foxx and Josh Gottheimer introduced legislation that would make colleges that engage in a 'nonexpressive commercial boycott' of Israel ineligible to receive federal student aid funding. The bill requires schools to certify annually that they are not engaged in such boycotts.
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Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025
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