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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/S982" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>S982</span></a>: Potential penalties for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> based on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> policies</p><p>"Would make federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/accreditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accreditation</span></a> of colleges and universities—and thus their access to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalFunds</span></a>—contingent on the institution’s policies on responding to protests. Under the 'No Tax Dollars for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeEncampments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeEncampments</span></a> Act of 2024,' universities would have to regularly disclose how they respond to campus 'incidents of civil disturbance,' defined to include 'a demonstration, riot, or strike,' and their accreditation would be linked to such policies and practices. The bill sponsor cited <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> campus protests as motivation for the bill; he introduced the same bill in 2024." </p><p>Status: pending</p><p>Introduced 12 Mar 2025.</p><p>Issue(s): Campus Protests, Riot</p><p>Post by bill's sponsor, Senator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JimBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimBanks</span></a> (R-Ind.):<br><a href="https://www.banks.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-banks-introduces-the-no-tax-dollars-for-encampments-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">banks.senate.gov/press-release</span><span class="invisible">s/senator-banks-introduces-the-no-tax-dollars-for-encampments-act/</span></a></p><p>Full bill text:<br><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/982" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/senate-bill/982</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampusProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampusProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
Bill Bot<p>S982<br>A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose campus polices relating to responding to certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.</p><p>📢 Introduced in Senate</p><p><a href="https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/982" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/bill/119th-congre</span><span class="invisible">ss/senate-bill/982</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/S982" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>S982</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congress119" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress119</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newbill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newbill</span></a></p>
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