Equal Campus Access Act of 2026 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedSep 18, 2025
ReportedJun 25, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 88 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 159 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 138 words
- Subjects
- Education programs fundingHigher educationReligionSchool administration
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 2859 Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 1816 Equal Campus Access Act of 2023 R · Introduced
- 118th S. 985 Equal Campus Access Act of 2023 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]