United States · Bill · S
S. 1209 (109th)
Higher Education for Freedom Act
Introduced
9 June 2005
Last action
9 June 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6304-6305)
Sponsors
Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Higher Education for Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to eligible institutions to prepare elementary, middle, and secondary school history teachers and to strengthen postsecondary programs in fields related to the founding of the United States, free institutions, and Western civilization.
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Timeline
9 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6304-6305)
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6304)
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 June 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 June 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 June 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 June 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Higher Education for Freedom Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1209
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1209
- us · 109-s-1209 · source updated 10 February 2026