Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2019
Latest action · May 15, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2019
This bill addresses harassment at institutions of higher education (IHEs). 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.
Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and a sex stereotype), disability, or religion.
In addition, the Department of Education may award 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; or (3) educate and train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 15, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | May 15, 2019 |
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 May 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-586 | THE STATE OF BROADBAND AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC128 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 13, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2747 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 15, 2019 |
| S 2791 | Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 22, 2021 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
