This proposed legislation, titled the "Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today Act" or "STUDENT Act," seeks to significantly alter the operations of the National Education Association (NEA) by amending its federal charter. The bill's findings assert that the NEA has deviated from its original mission to promote education, becoming a political operation that influences policy and elections. It specifically criticizes the NEA's stances on various social and political issues, its spending on lobbying, and its role in school reopening debates. The Act introduces stringent new requirements for the NEA and its affiliates. It mandates that state and local government employees must provide clear and affirmative consent for membership and dues, and prohibits the use of payroll deduction for these payments. Furthermore, the bill explicitly forbids the NEA from engaging in any political activity or attempting to influence legislation, a major restriction for a labor organization. Additional provisions prohibit the NEA from calling or participating in strikes or work stoppages affecting state or local governments. The bill also prevents the organization from requiring or encouraging staff or members to affirm beliefs that the U.S. is fundamentally racist or sexist, or that individuals are inherently racist, or from promoting antisemitic beliefs. Finally, the legislation repeals the NEA's District of Columbia property tax exemption and subjects it to the provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 as a labor organization.