1HOUSE · SEP 3, 2026
Passed the House
237–169PASSED
R 203–2 D 33–167 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 295 · 27 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Virginia Foxx R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 3, 2026 · 237–169
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4795.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026” on August 31, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on August 27, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 31, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62739
- CBO publication date
- August 31, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4795, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-780 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/780
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4795, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. FOXX, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 130, July 29, 2025, Page H3664):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 4795, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4795
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 4795. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx.
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- H.Res. 1115 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from…
- H.Res. 1336 (119th) Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
- H.Res. 1423 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for…
- H.Res. 1438 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the…
- H.Res. 1499 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered…
Related bills
- H.Res. 1499 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered…Procedurally related
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Sponsor’s state and district
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