House Bill 5505
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 18, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5505
Congress
119
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
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09/16/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
09/16/2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833.
06/25/2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
06/25/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
09/18/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
09/18/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 17, 2026 12:23:25 PM