Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Higher education Assistance for Mobs of Antisemitic and terrorist Sympathizing Students Act” or the “No HAMAS Act”.
No Higher education Assistance for Mobs of Antisemitic and terrorist Sympathizing Students Act
A BILL
To provide that individuals convicted of certain crimes relating to institutions of higher education are ineligible for Federal student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Suspension of eligibility for financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965
Amendment— Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(u) Individuals convicted of trespassing or damaging institutional property
“(1) In general—An individual described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance under this title.
“(2) Affected individuals—An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who is convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law—
“(A) based on conduct occurring at and during the course of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher education; and
“(B) involving—
“(i) unlawful assembly, rioting, or trespassing on the campus (as such term is defined in section 485(f)(6)) of an institution of higher education; or
“(ii) damaging property of an institution of higher education.”
Applicability— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any grant, loan, or work assistance provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) on or after July 1, 2025.