House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Elise Stefanik R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2451.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STEFANIK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 58, March 30, 2023, Page H1695):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Provides freedom of association protections for students in single-sex social organizations at institutions of higher education.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 192 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2451, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2451
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
34 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 34 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Jim Banks (R-IN), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Mike Carey (R-OH), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Russell Fry (R-SC), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Blake Moore (R-UT), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL) and 4 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elise Stefanik.
- H.R. 3448 (118th) American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act of 2023
- H.R. 2864 (118th) Countering CCP Drones Act
- H.R. 820 (118th) Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
- H.R. 8931 (118th) To redesignate Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.
- H.R. 390 (118th) Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act
- H.Res. 1371 (118th) Strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris's, failure to secure the United States border.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.