Senate Bill 985 - Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-03-27

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Alternative Names

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

Associated Legislation

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

Policy Areas

Education

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]

Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]

Committees and Subcommittees

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Variations and Revisions

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

3/12/2024, 9:10 AM

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

This bill prohibits funding made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from being provided to any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies to religious student organizations...

Congress
118
Number
S - 985
Introduced on
2023-03-27
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/27/2023
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

This bill prohibits funding made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from being provided to any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies to religious student organizations...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
Policy Areas
Education

Comments

Related

Bill:  Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/18/2023

Equal Campus Access Act of 2023

This bill prohibits funding made available under the Higher Education Act of 1965 from being provided to any public institution of higher education (IHE) that denies to religious student organizations...

Latest Action3/27/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.