Introduced in House — H.R. 5505

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5505

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2025

Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Onder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Campus Access Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Campus access for religious groups

Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

124. Campus access for religious groups
None of the funds made available under this Act may be provided to any public institution of higher education that denies to a religious student organization any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the institution (including full access to the facilities of the institution and official recognition of the organization by the institution) because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or standards of conduct of the religious student organization.