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IntroducedJul 29, 2025
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United States House Bill
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
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Senate • Sep 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Comments on HR 4795
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YES: 237
- Aderholt
- Alford
- Allen
- Mark Amodei
- Arrington
- Auchincloss
- Babin
- Bacon
- Baird
- Balderson
- Barr
- Barrett
- Baumgartner
- Aaron Bean
- Begich
- Bentz
- Bergman
- Bice
- Andy Biggs
- Sheri Biggs
- Bilirakis
- Boebert
- Bost
- Brecheen
- Bresnahan
- Buchanan
- Burchett
- Burlison
- Calvert
- Cammack
- Carey
- Earl Carter
- John Carter
- Kathy Castor
- Cisneros
- Cline
- Cloud
- Clyde
- Cole
- Collins
- Comer
- Costa
- Courtney
- Crane
- Crank
- Crawford
- Crenshaw
- Cuellar
- Donald Davis
- De La Cruz
- DesJarlais
- Diaz-Balart
- Downing
- Edwards
- Ellzey
- Emmer
- Estes
- Gabe Evans
- Ezell
- Fallon
- Fedorchak
- Feenstra
- Fine
- Finstad
- Fischbach
- Fitzgerald
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleischmann
- Flood
- Fong
- Foxx
- Frankel, Lois
- Franklin, Scott
- Fry
- Fulcher
- Fuller
- Gallagher
- Garbarino
- Brandon Gill
- Gillen
- Gimenez
- Jared Golden
- Craig Goldman
- Gonzalez, V.
- Gooden
- Gosar
- Graves
- Griffith
- Grothman
- Guest
- Guthrie
- Hageman
- Abraham Hamadeh
- Haridopolos
- Harrigan
- Andy Harris
- Mark Harris
- Harshbarger
- Kevin Hern
- Clay Higgins
- J. Hill
- Hinson
- Houchin
- Hudson
- Huizenga
- Hunt
- Jeff Hurd
- Issa
- Jack
- Ronny Jackson
- James
- Mike Johnson
- Dusty Johnson
- Jordan
- David Joyce
- John Joyce
- Kean
- Trent Kelly
- Mike Kelly
- Mike Kennedy
- Jennifer Kiggans
- Kevin Kiley
- Kim
- Knott
- Kustoff
- LaHood
- LaLota
- Landsman
- Langworthy
- Latimer
- Latta
- Lawler
- Laurel Lee
- Susie Lee
- Letlow
- Lucas
- Luna
- Luttrell
- Mace
- Mackenzie
- Malliotakis
- Maloy
- Mann
- Mannion
- Mast
- McClain
- McClintock
- McCormick
- McGuire
- Messmer
- Meuser
- Max Miller
- Carol Miller
- Moolenaar
- Barry Moore
- Tim Moore
- Blake Moore
- Riley Moore
- Moran
- Moskowitz
- Murphy
- Nehls
- Newhouse
- Norcross
- Norman
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn
- Onder
- Owens
- Palmer
- Panetta
- Patronis
- Perez
- Perry
- Pfluger
- Reschenthaler
- Josh Riley
- Mike Rogers
- Harold Rogers
- Rose
- Rouzer
- Roy
- Rulli
- Rutherford
- Salazar
- Scalise
- Schmidt
- Schneider
- Scholten
- Schrier
- Schweikert
- Scott, Austin
- Self
- Sessions
- Sherman
- Shreve
- Simpson
- Jason Smith
- Adrian Smith
- Christopher Smith
- Smucker
- Soto
- Stauber
- Stefanik
- Steil
- Steube
- Stevens
- Strong
- Stutzman
- Suozzi
- Taylor
- Tenney
- Thanedar
- Glenn Thompson
- Tiffany
- Timmons
- Titus
- Ritchie Torres
- Michael Turner
- Valadao
- Van Drew
- Van Duyne
- Van Epps
- Van Orden
- Vargas
- Vindman
- Wagner
- Walberg
- Wasserman Schultz
- Randy Weber
- Daniel Webster
- Westerman
- Wied
- Roger Williams
- Wittman
- Womack
- Yakym
- Zinke
NO: 169
- Adams
- Aguilar
- Amo
- Ansari
- Balint
- Barragán
- Beatty
- Bera
- Beyer
- Bishop
- Blair
- Bonamici
- Brendan Boyle
- Brown
- Brownley
- Budzinski
- Bynum
- Carbajal
- Carson
- Troy Carter
- Casar
- Case
- Casten
- Joaquin Castro
- Chu
- Katherine Clark
- Yvette Clarke
- Clyburn
- Cohen
- Conaway
- Correa
- Craig
- Crockett
- Crow
- Sharice Davids
- Davidson
- Danny Davis
- Madeleine Dean
- DeGette
- DeLauro
- DelBene
- Deluzio
- DeSaulnier
- Dexter
- Dingell
- Doggett
- Elfreth
- Escobar
- Espaillat
- Dwight Evans
- Fields
- Figures
- Fletcher
- Foster
- Foushee
- Friedman
- Frost
- Robert Garcia
- Jesús GarcÃa
- Sylvia Garcia
- Goodlander
- Gray
- Al Green
- Grijalva
- Josh Harder
- Hayes
- Himes
- Horsford
- Hoyer
- Valerie Hoyle
- Huffman
- Ivey
- Jonathan Jackson
- Jacobs
- Jayapal
- Jeffries
- Henry Johnson
- Julie Johnson
- Kamlager-Dove
- Keating
- Robin Kelly
- Timothy Kennedy
- Khanna
- Krishnamoorthi
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Summer Lee
- Leger Fernandez
- Levin
- Liccardo
- Lieu
- Lofgren
- Lynch
- Magaziner
- Massie
- Matsui
- McBath
- McBride
- McClain Delaney
- McClellan
- McCollum
- McDonald Rivet
- McGarvey
- McGovern
- McIver
- Meeks
- Mejia
- Menefee
- Menendez
- Meng
- Mfume
- Gwen Moore
- Morelle
- Morrison
- Mrvan
- Mullin
- Nadler
- Neal
- Neguse
- Ocasio-Cortez
- Olszewski
- Omar
- Pallone
- Pappas
- Pelosi
- Peters
- Pettersen
- Pingree
- Pocan
- Pou
- Pressley
- Quigley
- Ramirez
- Randall
- Raskin
- Rivas
- Ross
- Ruiz
- Ryan
- Salinas
- Sánchez
- Scanlon
- Robert Scott
- Sewell
- Simon
- Sorensen
- Stansbury
- Stanton
- Subramanyam
- Sykes
- Takano
- Mike Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- Tlaib
- Tokuda
- Tonko
- Norma Torres
- Trahan
- Tran
- Underwood
- Vasquez
- Veasey
- Wahab
- Walkinshaw
- Waters
- Watson Coleman
- Whitesides
- Nikema Williams
- Frederica Wilson
NOT VOTING: 27
Actions
- Sep 14, 2026 | Senate
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 03, 2026 | House
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1499. (consideration: CR H5483-5488)
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4795.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 169 (Roll no. 295).
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 169 (Roll no. 295). (text: CR H5483)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 01, 2026 | House
- Rule H. Res. 1499 passed House.
- Aug 31, 2026 | House
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1499 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H. Res. 1490 and H.R. 4795. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, H.Res. 1490, and H.R. 4795 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795.
- Aug 27, 2026 | House
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-780.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 681.
- Jun 25, 2026 | House
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 9.
- Jul 29, 2025 | House
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

