Expressing the sense of the Congress that American colleges and universities should adopt an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity.
Latest action · Nov 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Encourages all public and private colleges and universities in the United States to adopt an Academic Bill of Rights and observe specified principles and procedures to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and protect the principle of intellectual diversity.
Recognizes that such principles and procedures fully apply only to public universities and to private universities that present themselves as bound by the canons of academic freedom.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that private institutions choosing to restrict academic freedom on the basis of creed have an obligation to be as explicit as possible about the scope and nature of these restrictions.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2003 to May 13, 2004, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Original | Oct 30, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Oct 30, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic freedom
- Arts
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- College teachers
- Colleges
- Curricula
- Discrimination in education
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Education
- Employee selection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Pluralism (Social sciences)
- Private schools
- Promotions
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Social sciences
- Student activities
- Students' rights
- Teachers' tenure
- Textbooks
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