Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021
Summary
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2021 This bill addresses harassment at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, the bill requires each IHE to include in its annual security report a statement of policy regarding harassment on the basis of a student's actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, and a sex stereotype), disability, or religion. In addition, the Department of Education may award grants to IHEs to initiate, expand, or improve programs to (1) prevent the harassment of students; (2) provide counseling or redress services to students who have been harassed or accused of subjecting other students to harassment; or (3) educate and train students, faculty, or staff to prevent harassment or address harassment if it occurs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 22, 2021
Last action Sep 22, 2021
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Committee
1
Sep 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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Patty Murray
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
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