Bipartisan Bill Would Require Colleges to Post Civil Rights Complaint Links and Report Discrimination Data
This bill is currently in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. It has not had any new activity since December 2025, which means it has been stalled for about six months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but most bills do not receive a vote at this stage.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses a high-profile issue, but it still faces the challenge of moving through the full legislative process.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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College students would gain easier access to information about their civil rights protections under Title VI, including a direct link on their school's homepage to file discrimination complaints. The awareness campaign and prominent posting requirements mean students would be more likely to know their rights and how to act if they face discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.
“has prominently displayed on the homepage of the institution a link to the webpage of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education where an individual can submit a complaint regarding discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
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A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) reintroduced the Protecting Students on Campus Act. The bill requires colleges to prominently link to the federal discrimination complaint page and report annual complaint data to the Department of Education's inspector general.
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) reintroduced the Protecting Students on Campus Act, which mandates that federally funded universities inform students how to file Title VI discrimination complaints and requires the Education Department to launch a national awareness campaign.
Rep. Lois Frankel introduced the bipartisan Protecting Students on Campus Act to increase transparency and accountability. The bill requires colleges to report the number of civil rights complaints they receive and the actions taken to address them to the Department of Education.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
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