HR 5505 119th Congress

Equal Campus Access Act of 2026

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.

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Summary

Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 This bill prohibits funding made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from being provided to any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies certain campus rights to religious student organizations. Specifically, the bill prohibits a public IHE from receiving these funds if it denies a religious student organization any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the IHE because of the religious student organization's beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or standards of conduct.

Actions

2026-09-16T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.

2026-09-16T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833.

2026-09-16T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833.

2026-06-25T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.

2026-06-25T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-09-18T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-09-18T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-09-18T00:00:00

Introduced in House

Policy Areas

Education

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