# 119-hr-2057: Students Bill of Rights Act of 2025

119-hr-2057, Students Bill of Rights Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2057
- Congress: 119
- Title: Students Bill of Rights Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protecting student speech and association rights**. This bill would add a Students Bill of Rights to the Higher Education Act that sets rules for how public colleges receiving Title IV funds treat student groups, event fees, and invited speakers. - Students and student organizations: Recognized student groups could not be denied recognition just because they lack a faculty advisor or are affiliated with a national chapter. Schools must provide a fresh appeals process for denied recognition and for funding decisions. - Events and invited speakers: Colleges would have to use clear, objective, content- and viewpoint-neutral rules when setting security fees and speaker safety standards. Fee amounts cannot be based on the event's content, the guest's viewpoint, or anticipated public reaction. - Institutional enforcement and federal oversight: Individuals could sue in federal court for violations and seek injunctions, damages, and attorney fees, with a 2-year statute of limitations. If a court finds a violation and a school does not fix it, the Education Secretary can revoke Title IV eligibility until the institution certifies compliance and the Secretary reviews the report within 90 days.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public college rules for student groups and fees: benefit, medium. If enacted, public colleges that get federal aid would have new rules for student groups and events. Schools could not deny recognition just because a group lacks a faculty advisor or is tied to a national group. If an advisor is required, the school would have to waive the rule or assign one. If t…
- Right to sue public colleges: benefit, medium. This bill would let you sue a covered public college in federal court if its policies break these rules and harm you. You could seek a court order to stop the policy and, if you win, get damages, court costs, and attorney fees. You would have 2 years from when the harm occurs to file. These rights…
- Student aid tied to school compliance: mixed, high. This bill would tie a public college’s access to federal student aid programs to compliance with these campus rights. After a non-default, final court judgment finding a violation, the school would have 7 days to notify the Education Department and 30 days to certify it fixed the problem. If the sc…
- Who these campus rules cover: mixed, low. The bill would define who and what these rules cover. A covered public institution would mean a public college that gets Higher Education Act funds. It would define recognized student organization, content- and viewpoint-neutral, security fee, and non‑default, final judgment. These definitions woul…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2057 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2057)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2057 (as of 2026-04-21).