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H.R. 4795 · Education
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Introduced Jul 29, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What does this mean?

Colleges and universities that take part in federal student aid programs (the government loans and grants that help students pay tuition) would be barred from joining boycotts of Israel, meaning they could not take business actions meant to limit commercial ties with Israel or with companies licensed, regulated, or based there, unless they have a valid business reason unrelated to the boycott. Schools that receive or apply for Title VI money, which is federal funding for foreign language and international studies programs, would also have to certify each year that their students and faculty can join academic programs in Israel on the same terms as programs in other countries. They would likewise have to certify that students and faculty from Israeli colleges can take part in the school's own programs on the same terms as those from other countries. The summary does not say what penalties would apply if a school breaks these rules.

GA-09 — real numbers, for context

Not a claim about this bill's effect on this district — just the district's own real numbers, shown alongside the bill's real content.

Poverty rate
11.4%
Uninsured rate
13.5%
Median household income
$76,846
Population
779,431
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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jul 29, 2025
Passed House
Sep 3, 2026
Received in Senate
Sep 14, 2026
Full action history (16)
Jul 29, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jul 29, 2025Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 9.
Jun 25, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Aug 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 681.
Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-780.
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