HR 1421 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 18, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mark Pocan D-WI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 18, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015

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 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2015 to Dec 1, 2016; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CARaul RuizOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 18, 2015
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 23, 2015
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 23, 2015
D-CATed LieuApr 14, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooApr 15, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksApr 15, 2015
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyApr 21, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 28, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenApr 28, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanMay 13, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenMay 13, 2015
D-ILMike QuigleyMay 19, 2015
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 23, 2015
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJul 23, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 7, 2015
D-NYEliot L. EngelDec 2, 2015
D-NJDonald NorcrossDec 3, 2015
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezFeb 4, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesFeb 25, 2016
D-ORKurt SchraderMar 22, 2016
D-ILTammy DuckworthMay 10, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 14, 2016
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jul 6, 2016
D-WADenny HeckDec 1, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 18, 2015
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Apr 29, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
  2. Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 18, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 46, March 18, 2015, page H1770.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 773Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015Related billMar 18, 2015

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 18, 2015Introduced in House

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