Virginia Foxx

Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act.

To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

To prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution, a conference, or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish immigration and residency requirements for individuals served by Federal TRIO programs, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of the exemption from pre-trip vehicle skills testing for school bus drivers, and for other purposes.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus to the District of Columbia so that the District may use the Campus for purposes including residential and commercial development, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as National School Choice Week.

To lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families.

To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs.

To amend the Higher Education Act to require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments.

Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

To improve the effectiveness and performance of certain Federal financial assistance programs, and for other purposes.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional information in disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts from foreign sources, restrict contracts with certain foreign entities and foreign countries of concern, require certain staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts, and require disclosure of certain foreign investments within endowments.