US HB2151 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 74-0)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017 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.

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Title

Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-04-26HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB954 (Same As) 2017-04-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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