HR 2555 · In progress · last action August 27, 2026
<p><strong>Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.</p><p>Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs from</p><ul><li>taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex;</li><li>taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or</li><li>imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.</li></ul>
Erin Houchin (R-IN)
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<p><strong>Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of </strong><strong>2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.</p><p>Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations.</p><p>Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs from</p><ul><li>taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex;</li><li>taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or</li><li>imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.</li></ul>