HR 8136 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Trauma-Informed Investigation Act

Introduced Aug 28, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Elissa Slotkin D-MI

Latest action · Aug 28, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

IntroducedAug 28, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Trauma-Informed Investigation Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education, in order to receive certain federal funds, to ensure that sexual harassment and sexual misconduct investigations are trauma informed. Specifically, these trauma-informed investigations must (1) be equitable and timely; (2) recognize the emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal challenges related to trauma exposure; and (3) include evidence-based procedures to minimize further trauma to victims.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 28, 2020.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster	Original	Aug 28, 2020
D-NM	Debra A. Haaland	Original	Aug 28, 2020
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	Aug 28, 2020

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 Aug 28, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
Aug 28, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 1, Section 8, Necessary and Proper Clause: ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 151, August 28, 2020, page H4312.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Trauma-Informed Investigation Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House

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