On Passage — H R 4795 — Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act

In plain language

• This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026.
• Official subject tags include higher education, education-program funding, Israel, and protest and dissent.
• The official summary would prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs from engaging in boycotts against Israel.
• Institutions could not engage in a commercial action intended to limit commercial relations with Israel, or with an entity licensed by, regulated by, or organized under the laws of Israel, that is not based on a valid business reason.
• Institutions receiving or applying to receive Title VI funds for foreign-language and international-education programs would annually certify that students and faculty may participate in academic programs located in Israel on the same terms as programs in other foreign countries, and that students and faculty at postsecondary institutions in Israel may participate in the IHE’s academic programs on the same terms as those from other foreign countries.