S. 2859
Introduced in Senate · October 3, 2025September 18 (
legislative day
, September 16), 2025
Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Lummis, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Budd, Mr. Young, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
Campus access for religious groups
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Equal Campus Access Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2.
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 124. Campus access for religious groups.
“None of the funds made available under this Act may be provided to any public institution of higher education that denies to a religious student organization any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the institution (including full access to the facilities of the institution and official recognition of the organization by the institution) because of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership standards, or standards of conduct of the religious student organization.”.