H.R. 9136: Campus Accountability and Safety Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-10-04 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-10-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Campus Accountability and Safety Act

Plain summary

Campus Accountability and Safety Act This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of institutions of higher education (IHEs). Among other provisions, the bill (1) requires additional information to be included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees, (2) requires each IHE to establish a campus security policy that meets certain requirements, and (3) authorizes grants to address these issues.

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Official text

Campus Accountability and Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 34 cosponsors

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Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ed Case (D-HI), Judy Chu (D-CA)

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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-117hr9136.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9136 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117