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HR 2555 Advanced toward a vote

Protects students' right to join single-sex social fraternities, sororities, and clubs, and bars colleges that receive federal funds from penalizing students or the organizations over single-sex membership.

Official title: Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 01-APR-2025
Referred 01-APR-2025
Approved by committee 25-JUN-2026
Reported 27-AUG-2026
On the calendar 27-AUG-2026
Key points
  • Lets students form, join, or lead a single-sex social organization of their own sex, whether or not the college officially recognizes it.
  • Bars colleges receiving federal funds from taking adverse action, such as discipline, housing denial, or loss of scholarships, based on an organization's single-sex membership.
  • Still allows colleges to act over misconduct, incitement to imminent lawless action, or, at private schools, conflict with the religious mission, and does not require official recognition.
  • Defines sex by biological sex and covers fraternities and sororities exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(a), historically single-sex groups, and private social clubs.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (01-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 27-AUG-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Education

Sponsor Erin Houchin (R-IN) Cosponsors · 43
■ 35 R■ 8 D

Withdrew support (3)