,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #g1 #bjbb,ms4 
,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rodney    
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mrs4
 ,miller-,meeks1 and ,ms4 ,letlow7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide for certain freedom of 
association protections1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,freedom of         
,association in ,higher ,education ,act 
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,purposes  7a7 ,purposes 
,the purposes of this ,act are as       
follows3 7#a7 ,protect any student in a 
single-sex social organization or any   
single-sex social organization from any 
adverse action by an institution of     
higher education based solely on the    
membership practice of such organization
 of limiting membership only to         
individuals of one sex4  7#b7 ,ensure   

any student in a single-sex social      
organization or any single-sex social   
organization is treated without bias in 
comparison to students at an institution
 of higher education who do not         
participate in single-sex social        
organizations1 or other social          
organizations at an institution of      
higher education that are not           
single-sex4  7#c7 ,protect the rights of
 students to freely associate with and  
participate in social organizations1    
including single-sex social             
organizations4  #c4 ,freedom of         
association protections for students in 
social organizations ,part ,b of title  
,i of the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abd4 ,freedom of           
association protections for students in 
social organizations  7a7 ,upholding    
freedom of association protections ,any 
student 7or group of students7 enrolled 
in an institution of higher education   

shall-- 7#a7 be able to form or apply to
 join any recognized or unrecognized    
social organization1 including any      
single-sex social organization2 and     
7#b7 if selected for membership by any  
social organization1 be able to join    
such social organization and participate
 in such social organization4  7b7      
,non-,retaliation against students of   
single-,sex social organizations ,an    
institution of higher education that    
receives funds under this ,act1         
including through an institution's      
participation in any program under title
 ,,iv1 shall not-- 7#a7 take any action 
to require or coerce a student or       
prospective student who is a member or  
prospective member of a single-sex      
social organization to waive the        
protections provided under subsection   
7a71 including as a condition of        
enrolling in the institution2  7#b7 take
 any adverse action against a single-sex
 social organization1 or a student who  
is a member or a prospective member of a

 single-sex social organization1 based  
solely on the membership practice of    
such organization limiting membership   
only to individuals of one sex2 or  7#c7
 impose a recruitment restriction       
7including a recruitment restriction    
relating to the schedule for membership 
recruitment7 on a single-sex social     
organization recognized by the          
institution1 which is not imposed upon  
other student organizations by the      
institution1 unless the organization 7or
 a council of similar organizations7 and
 the institution have entered into a    
mutually agreed-upon written agreement  
that allows the institution to impose   
such restriction4  7c7 ,rules of        
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall-- 7#a7 require an institution of  
higher education to officially recognize
 a social organization1 including a     
single-sex social organization2  7#b7   
prohibit an institution of higher       
education from taking an adverse action 
against a student who joins a social    

organization1 including a single-sex    
social organization1 for a reason       
including academic misconduct or        
nonacademic misconduct1 or because the  
organization's purpose poses a clear    
harm to students or employees of the    
institution1 so long as that adverse    
action is not based solely on the       
membership practice of the organization 
of limiting membership only to          
individuals of one sex2  7#c7 prevent a 
social organization from regulating its 
own membership2  7#d7 inhibit the       
ability of the faculty of an institution
 of higher education to express an      
opinion 7either individually or         
collectively7 about membership in a     
single-sex social organization1 or      
otherwise inhibit the academic freedom  
of such faculty to research1 write1 or  
publish material about membership in    
such an organization2 or  7#e7 create   
enforceable rights against a social     
organization or against an institution  
of higher education due to the decision 

of such social organization to deny     
membership to an individual student4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,adverse action ,the term adverse action
 includes the following actions taken by
 an institution of higher education with
 respect to a single-sex social         
organization or a member or prospective 
member of a single-sex social           
organization3 7,a7 ,expulsion1          
suspension1 probation1 censure1         
condemnation1 formal reprimand1 or any  
other disciplinary action1 coercive     
action1 or sanction taken by an         
institution of higher education or      
administrative unit of such institution4
  7,b7 ,an oral or written warning with 
respect to an action described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 made by an official of
 an institution of higher education     
acting in their official capacity4  7,c7
 ,an action to deny participation in any
 education program or activity1         
including the withholding of any rights1
 privileges1 or opportunities afforded  

other students on campus4  7,d7 ,an     
action to withhold1 in whole or in part1
 any financial assistance 7including    
scholarships and on-campus employment71 
or denying the opportunity to apply for 
financial assistance1 a scholarship1 a  
graduate fellowship1 or on-campus       
employment4  7,e7 ,an action to deny or 
restrict access to on-campus housing4   
7,f7 ,an act to deny any certification1 
endorsement1 or letter of recommendation
 that may be required by a student's    
current or future employer1 a government
 agency1 a licensing board1 an          
institution of higher education1 a      
scholarship program1 or a graduate      
fellowship to which the student applies 
or seeks to apply4  7,g7 ,an action to  
deny participation in any sports team1  
club1 or other student organization1    
including a denial of any leadership    
position in any sports team1 club1 or   
other student organization4  7,h7 ,an   
action to withdraw the institution's    
official recognition of such            

organization4  7,i7 ,an action to       
require any student to certify that such
 student is not a member of a single-sex
 social organization or to disclose the 
student's membership in a single-sex    
social organization4  7,j7 ,an action to
 interject an institution's own criteria
 into the membership practices of the   
organization in any manner that         
conflicts with the rights of such       
organization under title ,,ix of the    
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or this        
section4  7#b7 ,single-sex social       
organization ,the term single-sex social
 organization means-- 7,a7 a social     
fraternity or sorority described in     
section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf which is exempt 
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code1 or an organization that has 
been historically single-sex1 the active
 membership of which consists primarily 
of students or alumni of an institution 
of higher education2 or  7,b7 a         

single-sex private social club          
7including an independent organization  
located off-campus7 that consists       
primarily of students or alumni of an   
institution of higher education4  4