Collegiate Freedom of Association Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Collegiate Freedom of Association Act
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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2023 to Jul 30, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 2, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 9, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jul 30, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 50, March 17, 2023, page H1295.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2451 | Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2023 | Related bill | Mar 30, 2023 |
| HR 6978 | Collegiate Freedom of Association Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 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
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
