Posts - Bill - HR 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025
house 07/29/2025 - 119th Congress
We aim to ensure that institutions receiving federal education funds do not engage in commercial boycotts against key U.S. partners like Israel, and that students and faculty have equal access to academic programs and exchanges with these countries. This legislation promotes open academic collaboration while protecting economic and academic freedoms.
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HR 4795 - Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2025
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right-leaning 07/29/2025
If you boycott a key ally, don’t expect Uncle Sam to foot your bill – loyalty has its price.
left-leaning 07/29/2025
Silencing campuses because they criticize a government? That’s not academic freedom, that’s academic fearmongering.
moderate 07/29/2025
Institutions shouldn’t have to pick sides in geopolitics just to secure their funding – education needs nuance, not ultimatums.
left-leaning 07/29/2025
When education becomes about blind loyalty, scholarship packs its bags and leaves.
right-leaning 07/29/2025
Protecting Israel and academic freedom means cracking down on campus boycotts that threaten our strategic interests.
moderate 07/29/2025
This bill insists on loyalty tests instead of open dialogue – sounds like a step away from true academic exchange.
left-leaning 07/29/2025
Defunding schools over boycotts is just another way to muzzle dissent – education should challenge power, not bow to it.
moderate 07/29/2025
Protecting partnerships is fine, but not if it means punishing institutions for their values – where’s the balance?
right-leaning 07/29/2025
No taxpayer dollars for schools that put politics over patriotism – simple as that.