To provide that individuals convicted of certain crimes relating to institutions of higher education are ineligible for Federal student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · May 9, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill would make college students ineligible for federal financial aid if they are convicted of crimes committed during campus protests, specifically including unlawful assembly, rioting, trespassing on campus property, or damaging institutional property. The legislation affects any student who receives federal grants, loans, or work-study assistance under the Higher Education Act and would apply to convictions under either federal or state law related to conduct occurring during protests at colleges and universities. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment but would not apply to financial aid until July 1, 2025, giving institutions time to implement the new rules. The measure was introduced by Senator Tillis and several Republican colleagues in May 2024 but does not specify any new funding allocations, as it instead restricts access to existing federal student aid programs. The bill's stated purpose is to address what sponsors describe as antisemitic and pro-terrorism student activism, though the legislation itself does not explicitly reference antisemitism or terrorism in its operative language.
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