H.R. 7488 · 117th Congress
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2022
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This bill addresses freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 7, 2022
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2022
This bill addresses freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.
Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations.
Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student-aid programs from
- taking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex;
- taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; or
- imposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2022
Latest action (Apr 7, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 7, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.