Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025

Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025This bill establishes freedom of association protections for college students in single-sex social organizations.Specifically, the bill gives students (or groups of students) enrolled at institutions of higher education (IHEs) the right to form or join social organizations, including single-sex social organizations.Additionally, the bill prohibits IHEs that participate in federal student aid programs fromtaking adverse actions against single-sex social organizations or students who are members or prospective members of such organizations based solely on the practice of limiting membership to only individuals of one sex;taking actions that require or coerce members or prospective members of such organizations to waive protections provided under the bill, including as a condition of enrolling in the IHE; orimposing a recruitment restriction on a single-sex social organization that is not imposed upon other student organizations, unless the organization and IHE have entered into a written agreement allowing the restriction.