H.R. 2367

Summary

H.R. 2367, the College Employment Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 26, 2025 by Rep. Erin Houchin (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 2367 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 2367 IH: College Employment Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2367  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 26, 2025   Mrs. Houchin  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program authorized under title IV of such Act.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   College Employment Accountability Act  .
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Ineligibility due to employment of unauthorized aliens
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Ineligibility due to employment of unauthorized aliens
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid under this Act if the institution is found to be in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a ).
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Requirement to participate in the E-Verify Program
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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The institution will participate in the E-Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a  note).
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Department of Homeland Security monitoring and notification requirements
(a)
Monitoring
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall monitor every 6 months whether an institution of higher education is participating in the E-Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a  note).
(b)
Notification
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of Education, not later than 10 days after the Secretary of Homeland Security finds—
(1)
an institution of higher education to be in violation of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a ); or
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that an institution of higher education is not participating in the E-Verify Program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a  note).

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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program authorized under title IV of such Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Erin Houchin (R) sponsors H.R. 2367, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 26, 2025

Josh Brecheen

Rep. · R–OK-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 2367 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Education and Workforce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Mar 26, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2367 has taken 2 actions since Mar 26, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2367 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2367, as Identical bill.

S 1123College Employment Accountability ActMar 25, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 2367 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• College Employment Accountability Act — Display Title
• College Employment Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution of higher education that employs unauthorized aliens from receiving funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid and to require institutions of higher education to participate in the E-Verify Program in order to be eligible to participate in any program authorized under title IV of such Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 5 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2367 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Environment/Superfund, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Small Business, Agriculture.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2367 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2367’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2367 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Border security and unlawful immigration to Higher education.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2367, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 2367.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make alllaws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vestedin Congress).[Page H1302]

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