Representative Burgess Owens (UT-04) will hold a hearing titled Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education.
Hold a hearing on the First Amendment in higher education.
Occurrences
Evidence
The committee calendar lists a Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development hearing on April 29, 2026 titled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education,” with Rep. Burgess Owens as the opening statement member and a hearing recap link on the same page.
The committee’s recap says the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development "held a hearing" on April 29, 2026 to examine how college campuses have become a battleground for the First Amendment, and notes Chairman Burgess Owens opened the hearing.
Assessments
The promise was to hold a hearing on the First Amendment in higher education. The provided official House Education & Workforce Committee evidence shows the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing on April 29, 2026 titled “Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education,” and that Burgess Owens opened or led the hearing as chairman. Because this occurred while Owens was serving in the relevant federal office and directly matches the promised oversight action, it counts as delivered in the same term.