Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
Latest action · Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in federal student aid programs to distribute information on how to report alleged violations of civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.)
Specifically, the bill requires ED's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to conduct a public awareness campaign regarding the rights of individuals under Title VI. This campaign must be updated annually and distributed to IHEs.
The bill requires an IHE to post a link on its website on how to file a Title VI complaint with OCR. Additionally, the IHE must annually post the materials from OCR's public awareness campaign. The information must be posted in high-traffic public places on campus (e.g., student centers) and high-traffic websites (e.g., the website for student services).
OCR must give monthly congressional briefings on (1) the number of complaints filed with OCR, (2) how OCR plans to address those complaints and the investigations opened in response to those complaints, and (3) how long those complaints remain open.
The bill also requires annual reporting by IHEs on discrimination complaints. Further, the bill directs ED's Office of Inspector General to audit and study discrimination complaints.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Dec 18, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 9, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 6, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 6, 2026 |
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 Dec 18, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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. 171, no. 214, December 18, 2025, page H6117.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 163 | Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require institutions of higher education participating in Federal student aid programs to share information about title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including a link to the webpage of the Office for Civil Rights where an individual can submit a complaint regarding discrimination in violation of such title, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2025Introduced 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.
