HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency on Campus Sexual Violence Act or the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act
This bill addresses dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking incidents on college campuses, including by expanding requirements governing the disclosure of such incidents and efforts to prevent them.
The bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to develop a biennial sexual violence climate survey. Statistics from the survey must be included in the annual campus security report provided by institutions of higher education (IHEs) to current and prospective students and employees.
The bill permits ED to impose civil penalties on IHEs that have violated a law under the jurisdiction of its Office for Civil Rights.
It also directs ED, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Justice to create a campus sexual violence task force.
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2019 to Feb 21, 2020; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 20, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 20, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 165, no. 104, June 20, 2019, page H5007.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase transparency and reporting on campus sexual violence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act
- Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency on Campus Sexual Violence Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Racial and ethnic relations
- School administration
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
