HR6857Referred to Committee
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-18
Introduced
21
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Lois Frankel
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (531 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000462
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (21)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2025-12-18
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2025-12-18
- Gabe Evans (R-CO-8)Original· 2025-12-18
- Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11)Original· 2025-12-18
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)Original· 2025-12-18
- Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-12-18
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-12-18
- Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2026-01-07
- Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2026-01-07
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2026-01-08
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)· 2026-01-08
- Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)· 2026-01-09
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-01-09
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2026-01-16
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2026-01-16
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2026-02-03
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11)· 2026-02-03
- Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)· 2026-02-10
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2026-02-20
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-03-02
- Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2026-03-02
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-12-18
Previously
- Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-18
Plain-English Summary
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in federal student aid programs to distribute information on how to report alleged violations of civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.) Specifically, the bill requires ED's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to conduct a public awareness campaign regarding the rights of individuals under Title VI. This campaign must be updated annually and distributed to IHEs. The bill requires an IHE to post a link on its website on how to file a Title VI complaint with OCR. Additionally, the IHE must annually post the materials from OCR's public awareness campaign. The information must be posted in high-traffic public places on campus (e.g., student centers) and high-traffic websites (e.g., the website for student services). OCR must give monthly congressional briefings on (1) the number of complaints filed with OCR, (2) how OCR plans to address those complaints and the investigations opened in response to those complaints, and (3) how long those complaints remain open. The bill also requires annual reporting by IHEs on discrimination complaints. Further, the bill directs ED's Office of Inspector General to audit and study discrimination complaints.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Education
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