HR 6236 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Collegiate Freedom of Association Act 2.0

Introduced Mar 12, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Ruben Gallego D-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 12, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 12, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Collegiate Freedom of Association Act 2.0

This bill addresses freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.

Specifically, the bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs from

  • taking adverse actions against students who are members or prospective members of single-sex social organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex; or
  • taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive this prohibition, including as a condition of enrolling in the institution.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Aug 25, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-TXBill FloresOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-OKKendra S. HornOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-ILMike BostOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 12, 2020
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalMar 12, 2020
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiAug 25, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 12, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 48, March 12, 2020, page H1670.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3128Collegiate Freedom of Association ActRelated billJun 5, 2019
HR 6978Collegiate Freedom of Association ActReintroduced BillMar 8, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain freedom of association protections, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Collegiate Freedom of Association Act 2.0

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House

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