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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5505
Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
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Introduced 2025-09-18Topic: educationSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceEqual 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.
Sponsors
- Tim Walberg Republican sponsor
- 14 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730. | |
| 2026-09-16 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833. | report |
| 2026-09-16 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833. | report | |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15. | refer |
| 2026-06-25 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-09-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. | refer |
| 2025-09-18 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-18 | Introduced in House | introduce |