United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1380 (102nd)
Collegiate Speech Protection Act of 1991
Introduced
12 March 1991
Last action
7 June 1991 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1], Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Collegiate Speech Protection Act of 1991 - Amends title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit a postsecondary educational institution that is a program or activity from subjecting any student to disciplinary sanctions solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication protected from governmental restriction by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Authorizes civil actions for injunctive and declaratory relief, with awards of attorneys' fees and other costs. Exempts educational institutions controlled by a religious organization from application of this Act if application would be inconsistent with the religious tenets of the organization.
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Timeline
12 March 1991
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 March 1991
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 1991
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/house-bill/1380
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/hr/1380
- us · 102-hr-1380 · source updated 26 August 2025