H.R. 3381: HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-20 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 61 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and 1 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3381.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3381 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116