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119th Congress

H.R. 5505

Equal Campus Access Act of 2026

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Tim Walberg(R-MI)
Introduced
Sep 18, 2025
Policy area
Education
Committees
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Official text
Reported in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (14)

Original cosponsors (6)

Added later (8)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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