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S. 1225119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 1, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025
Introduced:
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S 1225 bars federally funded colleges from punishing students solely for joining single-sex fraternities or sororities.
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S 1225 would amend the Higher Education Act to prohibit federally funded colleges from penalizing students for membership in single-sex social organizations such as fraternities and sororities. Colleges could not block those students from financial aid, scholarships, campus jobs, housing, sports teams, or letters of recommendation because of that membership. Colleges could also not impose special recruiting restrictions on these organizations without written agreement from the organization itself.
The bill affects college students who belong to or are considering joining single-sex fraternities, sororities, or similar social clubs. It also affects colleges and universities that receive federal funding.
Students at schools that have tried to penalize participation in these groups would gain new federal protections against those policies. Schools that already permit these organizations to operate freely would face little practical change under the bill.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.