Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014
Latest action · Mar 27, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV program (except a foreign school) to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment that includes: (1) a prohibition of harassment of students by other students, faculty, and staff; (2) a description of its programs to prevent harassment; (3) a description of the procedures that students should follow if harassment occurs; and (4) a description of the procedures it will follow once an incident of harassment has been reported.
Defines "harassment" to include certain conduct undertaken through technological means that limits a student's ability to benefit from the IHE's programs, or creates a hostile or abusive educational environment at the school.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to: (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; and (3) train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
Directs the Secretary to publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at IHEs.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 27, 2014 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1820-1821)
- Mar 27, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1820 | Patty Murray D-WA | Mar 27, 2014 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 216 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 | Related bill | Feb 4, 2013 |
| HR 482 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2013 |
| S 2954 | Higher Education Affordability Act | Related bill | Nov 20, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2014Introduced in Senate
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