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H.R. 5505 119th Congress House

Equal Campus Access Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingHigher educationReligionSchool administration
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
Sep 16, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833.
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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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.

 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.

 Hearings & markups 1
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 Bill text 2 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5505: Equal Campus Access Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5505/
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