I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2583 
To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Unlawful 
Discrimination in Higher Education within the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2025 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mrs. HOUCHIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General 
for Unlawful Discrimination in Higher Education within 
the Department of Education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘College Admissions Ac-
countability Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) 21st century elite college admissions func-
tions as the Nation’s sorting machine for prestige 
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and opportunity, allocating a limited number of valu-
able credentials. 
(2) For decades United States colleges and uni-
versities adopted admissions policies and practices 
that rendered special preferences to applicants on 
the basis of race. 
(3) In Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. 
President and Fellows of Harvard College, 143 S. 
Ct. 2141 (2023), the Supreme Court of the United 
States found race-based admissions policies to be in 
violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States. The Court further held that ‘‘universities 
may not simply establish through application essays 
or other means the regime we hold unlawful today’’. 
(4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) prohibits entities that receive 
Federal funding from discriminating based on race. 
(5) Following the Court’s ruling, several United 
States colleges and universities issued statements or 
unveiled new policies at odds with its letter and spir-
it. 
(6) Institutions of higher education, including 
their offices of admission, must comply with the 
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Constitution and laws of the United States, as inter-
preted by the judiciary. 
(7) It is the duty of the United States Govern-
ment to protect the civil rights of its citizens and to 
enforce the Constitution and laws of the United 
States, as interpreted by the judiciary. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR UNLAWFUL 
DISCRIMINATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(D) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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‘‘(2) 
COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term 
″covered individual means any individual who— 
‘‘(A) files an application for admission as 
a student at a covered institution; or 
‘‘(B) is enrolled as a student at a covered 
institution. 
‘‘(3) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘cov-
ered institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation that receives funds from Federal student as-
sistance or Federal institutional aid under the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is 
hereby established within the Department the Office of the 
Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in 
Higher Education. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE-
MOVAL; BASIC PAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of 
the Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimi-
nation in Higher Education shall be the Special In-
spector General for Unlawful Discrimination in 
Higher Education (referred to in this section as the 
‘Special Inspector General’), who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
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‘‘(2) NOMINATION.—The nomination of the 
Special Inspector General shall be made on the basis 
of integrity and demonstrated familiarity with higher 
education and admissions, in addition to expertise in 
auditing, civil rights, law, academic administration, 
education regulation, or investigations. 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL.—The Special inspector General 
shall be removable from office in accordance with 
the provisions of section 403(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(4) BASIC PAY.—The annual rate of basic pay 
of the Special Inspector General shall be the annual 
rate of basic pay for an Inspector General under sec-
tion 403 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the 
Special Inspector General to, in accordance with sec-
tion 404(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code— 
‘‘(A) receive, review, and investigate allega-
tions from covered individuals or employees of 
covered institutions of admissions decisions, 
policies, or practices, or financial aid determina-
tions or academic programs, that are in viola-
tion of— 
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‘‘(i) the Equal Protection Clause of 
the 14th Amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States, pursuant to the hold-
ing in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. 
v. President and Fellows of Harvard Col-
lege, 143 S. Ct. 2141 (2023) (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘Equal Protection 
Clause’); or 
‘‘(ii) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) (referred 
to in this subsection as ‘title VI’); 
‘‘(B) review any Federal policies and pro-
grams that have the effect of incentivizing cov-
ered institutions to violate the Equal Protection 
Clause or title VI; and 
‘‘(C) make recommendations to the appli-
cable covered institution, the Secretary, the At-
torney General of the United States, and the 
appropriate committees of Congress regard-
ing— 
‘‘(i) measures that the covered institu-
tion should take to remedy any violation 
described in subparagraph (A) through re-
medial or corrective action; 
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‘‘(ii) any employee of the covered in-
stitution that the Special Inspector Gen-
eral determines, after a review or inves-
tigation described in subparagraph (A), 
should face disciplinary action (including 
removal) as a result of a violation de-
scribed in such subparagraph; 
‘‘(iii) eligibility of the covered institu-
tion to receive funds from Federal student 
assistance or Federal institutional aid; 
‘‘(iv) further investigation into the 
covered institution’s compliance with the 
Constitution of the United States, title VI, 
and other laws of the United States; and 
‘‘(v) reforms to any Federal policies 
and programs that have the effect of 
incentivizing covered institutions to violate 
the Equal Protection Clause or title VI. 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEMS.—The Special 
Inspector General shall establish, maintain, and 
oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as 
the Special Inspector General considers appropriate 
to discharge the duties of the Special inspector Gen-
eral under paragraph (1). 
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