Equal Campus Access Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 11, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equal Campus Access Act of 2019
This bill prohibits funding for any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies to religious student organizations any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the IHE because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or standards of conduct of the religious student organization.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2019 to Jul 20, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Apr 11, 2019 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Jul 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3243 | Equal Campus Access Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Equal Campus Access Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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