S. 3471: Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-11 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2022

Plain summary

Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2022 This bill requires the annual campus security report provided by institutions of higher education to current and prospective students and employees to address the needs of individuals with disabilities. Among other requirements, the report and its related materials must (1) be made available free of charge, in a timely manner, and in accessible formats to individuals with disabilities; (2) include current campus policies that ensure that their needs are included in emergency response and evacuation procedures; and (3) include an assurance that campus security personnel and others receive training about working with these individuals.

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Official text

Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · 12 cosponsors

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Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3471.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3471 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117