House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Equal Campus Access Act of 2026

H.R. 5505Introduced Sep 18, 2025Policy area: Education

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 18, 2025
Committee actionJun 25, 2026
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5505.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-833 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 16, 2026.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 16, 2026 ↗
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H.R. 5505, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
October 7, 2026
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October 10, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4457):
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 5505, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
October 7, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
October 10, 2026
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