Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act

The Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act (H.R. 970) will repeal three unnecessary federal regulations that restrict choice and opportunity in higher education: the gainful employment regulation, the state authorization regulation, and the federal credit hour regulation.

Foxx Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Burdensome Higher Education Regulations
Committee Approves Foxx's Higher Education Regulatory Relief Legislation

Excelsior College 

Western Governors University 

The American Council on Education on behalf of the following member organizations:

American Council on Education

Association of American Universities

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Regional Accrediting Organizations: 

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools 

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges 

Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 

The Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC) 

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Commission on Colleges 

Western Association of Schools and Colleges 

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC) 

Western Association of Schools and Colleges 

Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSU)