U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB5505: Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
What the bill says
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
From the committee substitute text, September 16, 2026:
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 2026 . SECTION 2. Campus access for religious student 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: SECTION 124. Campus access for religious student 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. . September 16, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Sponsors
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Randy Weber (R, HD-014)
- Mary Miller (R, HD-015)
- Hageman, Harriet (R, HD-000)
- Nathaniel Moran (R, HD-001)
- Robert Aderholt (R, HD-AL-4)
- Robert Onder (R, HD-003)
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005)
- Mark Harris (R, HD-NC-8)
- Mark Messmer (R, HD-008)
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009)
- Bill Huizenga (R, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-833.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Education, School administration, Higher education, Religion
Common questions
- What is HB5505?
- HB5505 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Equal Campus Access Act of 2026.
- What does HB5505 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
- What is the status of HB5505?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5505?
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5505?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5505
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