Equal Campus Access Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3243 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 12, 2019 Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mr. WALKER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Campus Access 4 Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS. 6 Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 7 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 8 the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:40 Jun 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3243.IH H3243 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3243 IH ‘‘SEC. 124. CAMPUS ACCESS FOR RELIGIOUS GROUPS. 1 ‘‘None of the funds made available under this Act 2 may be provided to any public institution of higher edu- 3 cation that denies to a religious student organization any 4 right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to 5 other student organizations at the institution (including 6 full access to the facilities of the institution and official 7 recognition of the organization by the institution) because 8 of the religious beliefs, practices, speech, leadership stand- 9 ards, or standards of conduct of the religious student or- 10 ganization.’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:40 Jun 17, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3243.IH H3243 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS