Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Apr 1, 2025
What it does
The Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect students’ rights to form, join, and participate in single-sex social organizations—such as fraternities and sororities—without facing adverse actions from institutions of higher education based solely on the organization’s sex-based membership practices. It prohibits institutions receiving federal funds from retaliating against students or organizations for such membership practices, including through disciplinary actions, denial of benefits, or imposition of unique recruitment restrictions, unless mutually agreed upon in writing. The bill clarifies that institutions may still…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
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