House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain freedom of association protections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 27, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 682.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2555.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2555, Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026” on September 30, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on August 27, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62830
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2555, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2555
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-781 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/781
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2555, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2555
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HOUCHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 58, April 1, 2025, Page H1405):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2555, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2555
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
43 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 8 Democrats
8 of 43 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Mike Carey (R-OH), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Randy Fine (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Russell Fry (R-SC), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Mark Harris (R-NC), J. Hill (R-AR), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Lucy McBath (D-GA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Blake Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), John Rose (R-TN), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
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