H.R. 3966: ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004

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H.R. 3966: ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 23, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004 - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to direct the Secretary to annually request, from each institution of higher education that has students participating at that institution in a Senior ROTC program during that academic year, a certification that the institution will, during the next academic year: (1) permit the Secretary of each military department to maintain a unit of the Senior ROTC at that institution, should the department Secretary elect to maintain such a unit; and (2) if the department Secretary elects not to maintain such a unit, permit a student of that institution to enroll in a Senior ROTC unit at another institution. Denies the provision of funds made available for certain Federal departments and agencies to institutions of higher education unless military recruiters are provided access to campuses at such institutions that is at least equal in quality and scope to the access to campuses and students that is provided to any other employer. Adds the Department of Homeland Security, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Central Intelligence Agency to the list of Federal departments and agencies whose funds will be denied to postsecondary schools that prevent ROTC access or military recruiting. Codifies under Federal armed forces law a provision of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 which excludes from such funding prohibition any amounts provided solely for student financial assistance, related administrative costs, or costs associated with attendance.

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Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · 32 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004 (2004-03-25); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004 (2004-03-25)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

• House roll call 101 (2004): On Passage, HR3966 (2004-03-30): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3966.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3966 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108