,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,risch1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1   
and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #aeaa of title
 #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 to impose  
certain requirements on the ,national   
,education ,association1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,stopping ,teachers
 ,unions from ,damaging ,education      
,needs ,today ,act or the ,,student     
,act4  #b4  ,findings  ,congress finds  
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,national      
,education ,association 7referred to in 
this section as the ,,nea7 was chartered
 in #aijf by an ,act of ,congress 7#cd  
,stat4 #hjd1 chapter #cibi7 to elevate  
the character and advance the interests 
of the profession of teaching2 and to   
promote the cause of education in the   

,united ,states 7#cf ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaajb7 
and remains the only labor union that   
has a ,federal charter4  7#b7 ,by       
continuing to hold its ,federal charter1
 the ,,nea's actions and advocacy       
effectively receive ,congress' seal of  
approval4  7#c7 ,the ,,nea can no longer
 be considered a patriotic or national  
organization worthy of its ,federal     
charter as it has drifted substantially 
from its core mission and become a      
massive political operation dedicated to
 electing ,democrats and imposing a     
radical progressive agenda on the       
schools of the ,united ,states4  7#d7   
,in ,july #bjai1 ,,nea members held an  
assembly and voted against adding a     
business item to the organization that  
stated3 ,the ,national ,education       
,association will rededicate itself to  
the pursuit of increased student        
learning in every public school in      
,america by putting a renewed emphasis  
on quality education4 ,,nea will make   
student learning the priority of the    

association4  7#e7 ,in the same         
assembly1 ,,nea members voted in support
 of the right to an abortion1 supporting
 illegal immigration1 and expanding     
professional development for educators  
to help create student ,gender          
,sexuality ,alliance clubs4  7#f7       
,according to disclosures made to the   
,office of ,labor-,management           
,standards1 from ,september #bjai to    
,august #bjba1 the ,,nea spent over     
#aaf1gjj1jjj on political activities and
 lobbying1 and in the #bjbj election    
cycle1 #ie4g percent of candidate       
campaign contributions by the ,,nea went
 to ,democrat candidates4  7#g7 ,the    
,,nea adopted measures in ,july #bjba to
 support critical race theory1 calling  
it reasonable and appropriate1 and to   
spend #ef1ejj on researching and shaming
 organizations fighting the inclusion of
 critical race theory in schools4  7#h7 
,the ,,nea and other teacher unions     
stood in the way of reopening schools in
 #bjbj and #bjba by threatening strikes1

 donating to ,democrat candidates that  
backed school closures1 and influencing 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention guidance to make it harder  
for schools to reopen4  7#i7 ,in ,july  
#bjbe1 ,,nea members held an assembly   
and voted to cut ties with the          
,anti-,defamation ,league 7referred to  
in this section as the ,,adl7 due to the
 ,,adl's position on ,israel and        
countering antisemitism4 ,cutting ties  
would mean no longer using ,,adl        
materials on antisemitism and ,holocaust
 education nor promoting the ,,adl's    
statistics or programs4  7#aj7 ,at the  
same assembly1 the ,,nea members voted  
to refer to ,president ,donald ,j4      
,trump's policies as fascism4  #c4      
,membership classification  ,section    
#aeaajc of title #cf1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
#aeaajc4  ,membership  7a7  ,in general 
,except as otherwise provided in this   
section1 eligibility for membership in  
the corporation and the rights1         

obligations1 and designation of classes 
of members are as provided in the       
bylaws4  7b7  ,collection of dues from  
,state or local government employees    
,the corporation and its ,state and     
local affiliates may only accept payment
 of membership dues or fees from an     
employee of a ,state or local government
 7as such terms are defined in section  
#ccga of title #e7 either directly from 
the employee or indirectly via per      
capita taxes or other fees paid by an   
affiliate1 if--  7#a7 the employee has  
been notified by the corporation or its 
applicable ,state or local affiliate of 
their right under the ,first ,amendment 
to the ,constitution of the ,united     
,states to refrain from membership and  
payment of associated dues or fees2     
7#b7 the employee has clearly and       
affirmatively consented to membership   
and payment of associated dues or fees2 
and  7#c7 the employee has authorized   
the transmittal of the employee's       
membership dues or fees to the          

corporation or its applicable ,state or 
local affiliate without the use1        
directly or indirectly1 of payroll      
deduction4  7c7  ,membership            
cancellation  ,the corporation and its  
,state or local affiliates shall process
 and honor membership and dues payment  
cancellation requests as soon as        
practicable following receipt4  4  #d4  
,requirements  ,section #aeaaje of title
 #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 in the matter before    
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the and    
inserting 7a7 ,powers4--,the2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following3  7b7
 ,requirements ,the corporation shall   
comply with the following requirements3 
7#a7 ,the corporation1 or a director or 
officer of the corporation as such1 may 
not contribute to1 support1 or          
participate in any political activity or
 in any manner attempt to influence     
legislation4  7#b7 ,the corporation and 
its ,state or local affiliates shall    
not--  7,a7 discriminate against        

individuals on the basis of race1 color1
 religion1 sex1 disability1 age1 or     
national origin2 or  7,b7 establish or  
observe any quota based on race1 color1 
religion1 sex1 disability1 age1 or      
national origin in matters concerning   
membership1 corporate governance1 or    
personnel4  7#c7 ,each officer of the   
corporation shall be a citizen of the   
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the corporation 
shall maintain its status as an         
organization exempt from taxation under 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  
7#e7 ,the form of government of the     
corporation must be representative of   
the membership-at-large and may not     
permit concentration of control in a    
limited number of members or in a       
self-perpetuating group not             
representative of the                   
membership-at-large4  7#f7 ,the         
corporation is liable for any act of any
 officer or agent of the corporation    
acting within the scope of the authority
 of the corporation4  7#g7 ,the         

corporation shall comply with the law   
governing service of process in--  7,a7 
the ,district of ,columbia2  7,b7 each  
,state in which it is incorporated2 and 
7,c7 each ,state in which it carries out
 activities4  7#h7 ,the corporation     
shall keep--  7,a7 correct and complete 
records of account2  7,b7 minutes of the
 proceedings of members1 board of       
directors1 and committees of the        
corporation having any of the authority 
of the board of directors of the        
corporation2 and  7,c7 at the principal 
office of the corporation established   
under section #aeaajg of this title1 a  
record of the names and addresses of the
 members of the corporation entitled to 
vote on matters relating to the         
corporation4  7#i7 ,a member entitled to
 vote on any matter relating to the     
corporation1 or an agent or attorney of 
the member1 may inspect the records of  
the corporation for any proper purpose  
at any time4  7#aj7 ,the corporation    
shall submit to ,congress an annual     

report on the activities of the         
corporation during the preceding fiscal 
year4  7#aa7 ,the ,attorney ,general of 
the ,united ,states may bring a civil   
action in the ,united ,states ,district 
,court for the ,district of ,columbia   
for appropriate equitable relief if the 
corporation--  7,a7 engages or threatens
 to engage in any act1 practice1 or     
policy that is inconsistent with the    
purposes described in section #aeaajb of
 this title2 or  7,b7 refuses1 fails1 or
 neglects to carry out its obligations  
under this chapter or threatens to do   
so4  7#ab7 ,on dissolution or final     
liquidation of the corporation1 any     
assets remaining after the discharge or 
satisfactory provision for the discharge
 of all liabilities shall be either     
deposited in the ,treasury of the       
,united ,states as a miscellaneous      
receipt or divided equally among        
employed individuals who are1 at the    
time of dissolution or final            
liquidation1 members of the corporation 

or any of its ,state or local           
affiliates4  7#ac7 ,no part of the      
compensation received for work performed
 on behalf of the corporation1 or any of
 its ,state or local affiliates1 by any 
officer or representative of the        
corporation1 or any of its ,state or    
local affiliates1 who is an employee of 
a ,state or local government 7as such   
terms are defined in section #ccga of   
title #e71 may be derived from payments 
made by the ,state or local government  
to the corporation or its officers or   
representatives4  7#ad7 ,the corporation
 and its ,state or local affiliates     
shall not--  7,a7 require or encourage  
staff1 officers1 affiliates1 or members 
to affirm1 adopt1 or adhere to any      
belief of concept that--  7i7 the       
,united ,states is fundamentally or     
irredeemably racist or sexist2  7ii7 an 
individual1 by virtue of sex1 race1     
ethnicity1 religion1 color1 or national 
origin--  7,i7 is inherently racist1    
sexist1 or oppressive1 whether          

consciously or unconsciously2 or  7,,ii7
 should be blamed for actions committed 
in the past by other members of the same
 sex1 race1 ethnicity1 religion1 color1 
or national origin2  7iii7 an           
individual's moral character is         
necessarily determined1 in whole or in  
part1 by the sex1 race1 ethnicity1      
religion1 color1 or national origin of  
the individual2 or  7iv7 promotes       
antisemitic beliefs or practices1       
including beliefs that perpetuate       
harmful stereotypes about ,jewish       
people1 deny or minimize the ,holocaust1
 or promote hatred or discrimination    
against ,jewish individuals based on    
identity1 ancestry or connection to and 
beliefs about ,israel2 or  7,b7 advocate
 for or encourage any local educational 
agency1 public school 7including a      
public charter school71 or governmental 
entity responsible for the oversight of 
public secondary or elementary schools  
to require students to affirm1 adopt1 or
 adhere to any of the beliefs1          

practices1 or concepts described in     
subparagraph 7,a74  7#ae7 ,the          
corporation and its ,state or local     
affiliates shall not--  7,a7 call1 or   
participate in1 a strike1 work stoppage1
 or slowdown affecting a ,state or local
 government 7as such terms are defined  
in section #ccga of title #e72 or  7,b7 
condone any activity described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph by  
failing to take action to prevent or    
stop such activity4  7#af7 ,the         
corporation and each of its ,state and  
local affiliates shall be deemed to be a
 labor organization1 as such term is    
defined in section #c of the            
,labor-,management ,reporting and       
,disclosure ,act of #aiei 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #djb71 and shall abide by all          
provisions of such ,act applicable to   
labor organizations4  4  #e4  ,repeal of
 ,district of ,columbia property tax    
exemption  7a7  ,in general  ,section   
#aeaajf of title #cf1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is repealed4  7b7 ,conforming    

amendment ,the analysis for chapter     
#aeaa of title #cf1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by repealing the item 
relating to section #aeaajf4