H.R. 2555
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
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.
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People and recorded decisions
Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes
Cosponsor · Republican · PA
Josh GottheimerCosponsor · Democratic · NJ
Michael GuestCosponsor · Republican · MS
Robert J. WittmanCosponsor · Republican · VA
Pete SessionsCosponsor · Republican · TX
James Austin ScottCosponsor · Republican · GA
Russell FryCosponsor · Republican · SC
April McClain DelaneyCosponsor · Democratic · MD
Lalota NickCosponsor · Republican · NY
Virginia Ann FoxxCosponsor · Republican · NC
Sharice DavidsCosponsor · Democratic · KS
Lucia Kay Ms. McbathCosponsor · Democratic · GA
Richard HudsonCosponsor · Republican · NC
Stephanie I. BiceCosponsor · Republican · OK
Greg SteubeCosponsor · Republican · FL
Dan NewhouseCosponsor · Republican · WA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.Cosponsor · Democratic · GA
Glenn GrothmanCosponsor · Republican · WI
Mark HarrisCosponsor · Republican · NC
James French HillCosponsor · Republican · AR
Greg LandsmanCosponsor · Democratic · OH
Adelita S. GrijalvaCosponsor · Democratic · AZ
Jefferson ShreveCosponsor · Republican · IN
Claudia TenneyCosponsor · Republican · NY
Michael RogersCosponsor · Republican · AL
Erin HouchinSponsor · Republican · IN
Roger WilliamsCosponsor · Republican · TX
James WalkinshawCosponsor · Democratic · VA
Ralph W. Norman Jr.Cosponsor · Republican · SC
Abraham J. HamadehCosponsor · Republican · AZ
Jennifer KiggansCosponsor · Republican · VA
David J. TaylorCosponsor · Republican · OH
Tracey MannCosponsor · Republican · KS
Dusty JohnsonCosponsor · Republican · SD
Derrick F. Mr. Van OrdenCosponsor · Republican · WI
Frederica S. WilsonCosponsor · Democratic · FL
Tim BurchettCosponsor · Republican · TN
Elizabeth Ann Van DuyneCosponsor · Republican · TX
Robert GarciaCosponsor · Democratic · CA
Derek SchmidtCosponsor · Republican · KS
John W. RoseCosponsor · Republican · TN
Elise M. StefanikCosponsor · Republican · NY
Ashley Hinson ArenholzCosponsor · Republican · IA
Blake D. MooreCosponsor · Republican · UT
Mike CareyCosponsor · Republican · OH
Randy FineCosponsor · Republican · FL
Alma S. AdamsCosponsor · Democratic · NC
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