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HR 5505 119th Congress House Education Education programs funding Higher education Religion School administration

Equal Campus Access Act of 2025

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Sep 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 25, 2026

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

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2859 Identical bill Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
  • S 985 Cross-Congress related bill Equal Campus Access Act of 2023
  • HR 1816 Cross-Congress related bill Equal Campus Access Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 14
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Sep 2, 2026
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Aug 31, 2026
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 30, 2026
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jun 24, 2026
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Houchin, Erin
Indiana · Jun 22, 2026
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Messmer, Mark B.
Indiana · Nov 12, 2025
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Harris, Mark
North Carolina · Oct 14, 2025
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Oct 14, 2025
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 18, 2025
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Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Sep 18, 2025
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Sep 18, 2025
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Moran, Nathaniel
Texas · Sep 18, 2025
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Onder, Robert F.
Missouri · Sep 18, 2025
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 18, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5505: Equal Campus Access Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5505/
MLA
"H.R. 5505: Equal Campus Access Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5505/.
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H.R. 5505, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5505/.
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