Lummis bill would safeguard religious student organizations

CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., on Thursday joined U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., in introducing the Equal Campus Access Act to protect religious student organizations from discrimination on college campuses.

This legislation would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that public universities receiving federal funds cannot deny religious student groups the same rights and benefits granted to other campus organizations.

“The First Amendment does not only apply to those we agree with,” Lummis said in a news release. “For too long, college campuses have drifted from being places of open debate, diverse ideas, and faith, instead isolating those who speak out about their conservative views and religious values.”

This story was published on Sept. 19, 2025.