Senate bill · S. 2859 (119th Congress)
Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: James Lankford (U.S. Senator for Oklahoma, Republican)
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Summary
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.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
30
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- Bill Cassidy
- Chuck Grassley
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- James C. Justice
- James E. Risch
- Jim Banks
- John Cornyn
- John Hoeven
- John Kennedy
- Joni Ernst
- Josh Hawley
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Full history
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 19, 2026
In committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
U.S. Senate
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Mar 19, 2026
Hearing held
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Sep 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
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- Sep 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senate
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6732-6734)
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6732-6734)
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6732-6734)
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