HR 2555 — Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-04-01
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Houchin, Erin (R, IN-9) — sponsor · 2025-04-01
- Garcia, Robert (D, CA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-01
- Johnson, Dusty (R, SD-0) — cosponsor · 2025-04-17
- Mann, Tracey (R, KS-1) — cosponsor · 2025-04-17
- Carey, Mike (R, OH-15) — cosponsor · 2025-04-17
- Grothman, Glenn (R, WI-6) — cosponsor · 2025-04-30
- Hamadeh, Abraham J. (R, AZ-8) — cosponsor · 2025-05-19
- Fry, Russell (R, SC-7) — cosponsor · 2025-07-22
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-08-26
- Moore, Blake D. (R, UT-1) — cosponsor · 2025-10-24
- Walkinshaw, James R. (D, VA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-12-11
- Rogers, Mike D. (R, AL-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hudson, Richard (R, NC-9) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Van Duyne, Beth (R, TX-24) — cosponsor · 2026-03-27
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-14
- Burchett, Tim (R, TN-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-15
- Foxx, Virginia (R, NC-5) — cosponsor · 2026-04-15
- Tenney, Claudia (R, NY-24) — cosponsor · 2026-04-15
- Taylor, David J. (R, OH-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Stefanik, Elise M. (R, NY-21) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R, VA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Norman, Ralph (R, SC-5) — cosponsor · 2026-04-20
- Gottheimer, Josh (D, NJ-5) — cosponsor · 2026-04-20
- Williams, Roger (R, TX-25) — cosponsor · 2026-04-20
- Shreve, Jefferson (R, IN-6) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, AZ-7) — cosponsor · 2026-04-21
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — cosponsor · 2026-04-23
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Steube, W. Gregory (R, FL-17) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Davids, Sharice (D, KS-3) — cosponsor · 2026-04-28
- Fine, Randy (R, FL-6) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- Sessions, Pete (R, TX-17) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- Van Orden, Derrick (R, WI-3) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- Adams, Alma S. (D, NC-12) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- McBath, Lucy (D, GA-6) — cosponsor · 2026-04-30
- McClain Delaney, April (D, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Wilson, Frederica S. (D, FL-24) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- Harris, Mark (R, NC-8) — cosponsor · 2026-05-14
- Newhouse, Dan (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
Lobbied by (1)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE | $20,000 | H.R. 2555 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-04-01 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (41)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Newhouse, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-14 | Harris, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-14 | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Wilson, Frederica S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | McClain Delaney, April | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-30 | McBath, Lucy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-29 | Fine, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-29 | Sessions, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-29 | Adams, Alma S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-29 | Van Orden, Derrick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-28 | Davids, Sharice | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | Steube, W. Gregory | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-23 | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-21 | Grijalva, Adelita S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-21 | Shreve, Jefferson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-20 | Gottheimer, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-20 | Williams, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-20 | Norman, Ralph | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Stefanik, Elise M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Taylor, David J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Kiggans, Jennifer A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-15 | Foxx, Virginia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-15 | Tenney, Claudia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-15 | Burchett, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-14 | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-03-27 | Van Duyne, Beth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Hudson, Richard | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Rogers, Mike D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2555 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-12-11 | Walkinshaw, James R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-24 | Moore, Blake D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-08-26 | Hinson, Ashley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-07-22 | Fry, Russell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-05-19 | Hamadeh, Abraham J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-30 | Grothman, Glenn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-17 | Johnson, Dusty | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-17 | Carey, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-17 | Mann, Tracey | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-01 | Garcia, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-01 | Houchin, Erin | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McBath, Lucy (D, house GA-6) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Newhouse, Dan (R, house WA-4) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Houchin, Erin (R, house IN-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, house AZ-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Harris, Mark (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Stefanik, Elise M. (R, house NY-21) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Taylor, David J. (R, house OH-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Walkinshaw, James R. (D, house VA-11) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 11 | Adams, Alma S. (D, house NC-12) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Burchett, Tim (R, house TN-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Fine, Randy (R, house FL-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Gottheimer, Josh (D, house NJ-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Grothman, Glenn (R, house WI-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Mann, Tracey (R, house KS-1) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 17 | Norman, Ralph (R, house SC-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Sessions, Pete (R, house TX-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Shreve, Jefferson (R, house IN-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Steube, W. Gregory (R, house FL-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Van Duyne, Beth (R, house TX-24) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 22 | Carey, Mike (R, house OH-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Davids, Sharice (D, house KS-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Foxx, Virginia (R, house NC-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Fry, Russell (R, house SC-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,320 | $140,381 | $140,381 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 402 | $105,426 | $105,426 |
| 3 | NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 58 | $14,161 | $14,161 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 37 | $13,882 | $13,882 |
| 6 | self | 0 | $0 | 38 | $12,937 | $12,937 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 18 | $11,558 | $11,558 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 40 | $10,821 | $10,821 |
| 9 | paraclete aviation llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 10 | unaka co. inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 11 | jes foundation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $9,700 | $9,700 |
| 13 | hackman capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | maxwell group, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | tratt properties | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | 22c capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 19 | american electric power | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | aep | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 21 | city gyms inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | old dominion tobacco co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | chicago trading company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | coinbase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | patriot group international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
40 predicted yes (7%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 500 unknown (92%)
By party: · R: 30 yes / 0 no / 247 unknown · D: 10 yes / 0 no / 253 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
40 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Houchin, Erin (R · house · IN-9) · sponsor
- Adams, Alma S. (D · house · NC-12) · cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Burchett, Tim (R · house · TN-2) · cosponsor
- Carey, Mike (R · house · OH-15) · cosponsor
- Davids, Sharice (D · house · KS-3) · cosponsor
- Fine, Randy (R · house · FL-6) · cosponsor
- Foxx, Virginia (R · house · NC-5) · cosponsor
- Fry, Russell (R · house · SC-7) · cosponsor
- Garcia, Robert (D · house · CA-42) · cosponsor
- Gottheimer, Josh (D · house · NJ-5) · cosponsor
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D · house · AZ-7) · cosponsor
- Grothman, Glenn (R · house · WI-6) · cosponsor
- Hamadeh, Abraham J. (R · house · AZ-8) · cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R · house · NC-8) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Hudson, Richard (R · house · NC-9) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Dusty (R · house · SD) · cosponsor
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R · house · VA-2) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Mann, Tracey (R · house · KS-1) · cosponsor
- McBath, Lucy (D · house · GA-6) · cosponsor
- McClain Delaney, April (D · house · MD-6) · cosponsor
- Moore, Blake D. (R · house · UT-1) · cosponsor
- Newhouse, Dan (R · house · WA-4) · cosponsor
- Norman, Ralph (R · house · SC-5) · cosponsor
- Rogers, Mike D. (R · house · AL-3) · cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · cosponsor
- Sessions, Pete (R · house · TX-17) · cosponsor
- Shreve, Jefferson (R · house · IN-6) · cosponsor
- Stefanik, Elise M. (R · house · NY-21) · cosponsor
- Steube, W. Gregory (R · house · FL-17) · cosponsor
- Taylor, David J. (R · house · OH-2) · cosponsor
- Tenney, Claudia (R · house · NY-24) · cosponsor
- Van Duyne, Beth (R · house · TX-24) · cosponsor
- Van Orden, Derrick (R · house · WI-3) · cosponsor
- Walkinshaw, James R. (D · house · VA-11) · cosponsor
- Williams, Roger (R · house · TX-25) · cosponsor
- Wilson, Frederica S. (D · house · FL-24) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Newhouse, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-14 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-14 · cosponsored by Harris, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by McClain Delaney, April (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Wilson, Frederica S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-30 · cosponsored by McBath, Lucy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-29 · cosponsored by Fine, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-29 · cosponsored by Adams, Alma S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-29 · cosponsored by Sessions, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-29 · cosponsored by Van Orden, Derrick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-28 · cosponsored by Davids, Sharice (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Steube, W. Gregory (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-23 · cosponsored by Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-21 · cosponsored by Grijalva, Adelita S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-21 · cosponsored by Shreve, Jefferson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-20 · cosponsored by Williams, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-20 · cosponsored by Norman, Ralph (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-20 · cosponsored by Gottheimer, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Kiggans, Jennifer A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Taylor, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Stefanik, Elise M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-15 · cosponsored by Burchett, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-15 · cosponsored by Tenney, Claudia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-15 · cosponsored by Foxx, Virginia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-14 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-03-27 · cosponsored by Van Duyne, Beth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Hudson, Richard (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Rogers, Mike D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE (h.r. 2555) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-12-11 · cosponsored by Walkinshaw, James R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-10-24 · cosponsored by Moore, Blake D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-26 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-07-22 · cosponsored by Fry, Russell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-05-19 · cosponsored by Hamadeh, Abraham J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-30 · cosponsored by Grothman, Glenn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Dusty (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-17 · cosponsored by Carey, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-17 · cosponsored by Mann, Tracey (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-01 · sponsored by Houchin, Erin (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-01 · cosponsored by Garcia, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship