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HR2555Referred to Committee

Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-01
Introduced
39
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Erin Houchin
Erin Houchin
Republican · IN · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (548 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001093

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (39)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)Original· 2025-04-01
  • Dusty Johnson (R-SD)· 2025-04-17
  • Mike Carey (R-OH-15)· 2025-04-17
  • Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)· 2025-04-17
  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)· 2025-04-30
  • Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8)· 2025-05-19
  • Russell Fry (R-SC-7)· 2025-07-22
  • Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)· 2025-08-26
  • Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)· 2025-10-24
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)· 2025-12-11
  • Mike Rogers (R-AL-3)· 2026-01-12
  • Richard Hudson (R-NC-9)· 2026-02-11
  • Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24)· 2026-03-27
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2026-04-15
  • Tim Burchett (R-TN-2)· 2026-04-15
  • Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)· 2026-04-15
  • David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)· 2026-04-16
  • Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21)· 2026-04-16
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-04-16
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-04-20
  • Ralph Norman (R-SC-5)· 2026-04-20
  • Roger Williams (R-TX-25)· 2026-04-20
  • Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ-7)· 2026-04-21
  • Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)· 2026-04-21
  • Austin Scott (R-GA-8)· 2026-04-23
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2026-04-27
  • W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)· 2026-04-27
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2026-04-28
  • Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)· 2026-04-29
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-04-29
  • Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2026-04-29
  • Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2026-04-29
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)· 2026-04-30
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2026-05-11
  • Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)· 2026-05-11
  • Mark Harris (R-NC-8)· 2026-05-14
  • Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)· 2026-05-14
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)Withdrawn· 2026-04-14

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-04-01

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-04-01

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-01

Plain-English Summary

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 actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Education
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