Colleges that accept federal financial aid would be barred from disciplining students — or the Greek-letter groups they belong to — just for joining a single-sex fraternity or sorority. Schools couldn't deny housing, scholarships, leadership roles, or official recognition based solely on the organization's men-only or women-only membership. Colleges could still punish specific misconduct, and single-sex groups would still have to comply with Title IX. The change would affect about 800,000 fraternity and sorority members at U.S. colleges, as well as schools that have tightened rules on these organizations in recent years.
Congressional Summary
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025This bill establishes 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 fromtaking 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; orimposing 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-04-01
- Date Added
- 2026-04-22
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