Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 47
- Latest action
- Aug 27, 2026
What it does
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations. Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations. Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs from taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex; taking…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Apr 1, 2025
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Erin Houchin
- Abraham Hamadeh
- Adelita Grijalva
- Alma Adams
- April McClain Delaney
- Ashley Hinson
- Austin Scott
- Beth Van Duyne
- Blake Moore
- Claudia Tenney
- Dan Newhouse
- David Taylor
- Derek Schmidt
- Derrick Van Orden
- Dusty Johnson
- Elise Stefanik
- Frederica Wilson
- Glenn Grothman
- Glenn Thompson
- Greg Landsman
- J. Hill
- James Walkinshaw
- Jefferson Shreve
- Jennifer Kiggans
- John Rose
- Josh Gottheimer
- Lucy McBath
- Mark Harris
- Michael Guest
- Mike Carey
- Mike Rogers
- Nicolas LaLota
- Pete Sessions
- Ralph Norman
- Randall Fine
- Richard Hudson
- Robert Garcia
- Robert Wittman
- Roger Williams
- Russell Fry
- Sanford Bishop
- Sharice Davids
- Stephanie Bice
- Tim Burchett
- Tracey Mann
- Virginia Foxx
- W. Steube
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.