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HR1557Referred to Committee

Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-25
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Sean Casten
Sean Casten
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (603 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001117

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Original· 2025-02-25
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)Original· 2025-02-25
  • Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)Original· 2025-02-25
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2026-04-20

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-02-25

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-02-25

Previously

  • Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-25

Plain-English Summary

Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act This bill outlines the role and duties of Title IX coordinators in elementary and secondary schools, including by requiring local educational agencies to increase the number of full-time employees designated to serve as a Title IX coordinator per specified student population. The bill also creates a grant program to train teachers and staff on how to respond to signs of sex-based harassment and assault of students and requires the Department of Education to develop a sex-based harassment survey.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Education
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