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[H.R. 6857 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6857
To require institutions of higher education participating in Federal
student aid programs to share information about title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, including a link to the webpage of the Office for
Civil Rights where an individual can submit a complaint regarding
discrimination in violation of such title, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. McBath, Mr.
Ciscomani, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Norcross, and Mr.
Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To require institutions of higher education participating in Federal
student aid programs to share information about title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, including a link to the webpage of the Office for
Civil Rights where an individual can submit a complaint regarding
discrimination in violation of such title, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Students on Campus Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. TITLE VI AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
(a) Title VI Awareness Campaign.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education, acting through
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of
Education, shall carry out a public awareness campaign
regarding the availability of all rights provided to
individuals under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
(2) Awareness campaign.--The public awareness campaign
shall include appealing visual and auditory elements and shall
be updated annually and distributed to institutions of higher
education for physical posting in 1 or more high traffic public
places, such as student centers, and digital posting on 1 or
more high traffic institution web pages, such as student
services. The campaign shall utilize such methods and materials
as necessary to maximize student accessibility.
(3) Ability to contract.--The Secretary may carry out this
subsection directly or through a contract with a nonprofit
organization that has an established history handling public
awareness communications campaigns for the Federal Government.
(b) HEA Amendments.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(30) The institution--
``(A) 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 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); and
``(B) will annually display and post the public
awareness campaign materials created and distributed
under section 2(a) of the Protecting Students on Campus
Act of 2025 in high traffic public places on campus,
such as student centers, and high traffic institution
web pages, such as student services.''.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and ending 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of
Education shall give a monthly briefing to Congress--
(1) explaining the number of complaints that the Office for
Civil Rights of the Department of Education (referred to in
this Act as the ``Office'') has received in the previous month
regarding discrimination on the basis of race, color, or
national origin in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), disaggregated by the
basis of discrimination;
(2) describing how the Office plans to address those
complaints and the investigations opened in response to those
complaints; and
(3) providing data about the length of time that those
complaints remain open after being received by the Office.
(b) Report.--Not later than 48 hours prior to each briefing
described in subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
of the Department of Education shall provide a written report to
Congress that contains the information that will be presented at the
next briefing, in a manner that protects personally identifiable
information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
SEC. 4. AUDIT AND STUDY.
(a) Requirement To Submit Data.--Each institution of higher
education receiving Federal funds shall submit an annual report to the
Inspector General of the Department of Education that includes--
(1) the number of complaints regarding discrimination on
the basis of race, color, or national origin in violation of
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
seq.) that were submitted to the institution in the previous
year;
(2) an analysis of the number of such complaints and their
substance; and
(3) a narrative of the action the institution took with
respect to such complaints.
(b) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Department of Education
shall complete an annual audit of the institutions of higher education
that are in the top 5 percent of institutions based on the per capita
number of complaints described in subsection (a) received by the
institutions, controlling for student population, to examine the
process for addressing such complaints and the need for any referrals
to the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education.
(c) Study.--The Inspector General of the Department of Education
shall conduct a study--
(1) regarding why there is a disparity between the
complaints regarding discrimination on the basis of race,
color, or national origin in violation of title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) that are submitted
to institutions of higher education and such complaints that
are submitted to the Office; and
(2) quantifying the distinction described in paragraph (1).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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