CAMPUS HATE Crimes Act
- Last Action
- 1/24/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-24Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
- 2019-01-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-24 (00)
Creating Accountability Measures Protecting University Students Historically Abused, Threatened, and Exposed to Crimes Act or the CAMPUS HATE Crimes Act
This bill establishes measures to hold institutions of higher education accountable for hate crimes that occur on their campuses, including by conditioning the receipt of certain federal funding on an institution's implementation of a program to prevent and respond to such crimes. The Department of Education may award grants to support such programs.
Cosponsors (13)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
Subjects
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Hate crimes
- Higher education
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- School administration
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Violent crime
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