Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) 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. In addition, the report must include a description of each occasion in which a pattern of harassment occurs and the actions taken by the IHE.
Harassment includes 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.
The Department of Education (ED) may award grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to: prevent the harassment of students; provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; and train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
ED must publish a report of best practices for combating harassment at IHEs.
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Apr 26, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 14, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jul 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 14, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 8, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Dec 20, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2017Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 71, April 26, 2017, page H2897.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 954 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 27, 2017 |
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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
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