U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9203: Student Protection and University Accountability Act
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, September 8, 2026:
A BILL To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Protection and University Accountability Act . SECTION 2. Compliance and transparency related to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (a) Program participation agreement requirement Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively; (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new and (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Compliance and transparency related to complaints under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1) Compliance and transparency With respect to complaints received by an institution related to alleged violations of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ), the institution shall take the following (bb) notification of whether or not an investigation has been opened in response to the complaint; (cc) in the case that an investigation is not opened in response to the complaint, an explanation of why an investigation was not opened, including a summary of the information that was used to determine that …
Sponsors
- Elise Stefanik (R, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Laura Gillen (D, HD-004)
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-800.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education programs funding, Education, School administration, Racial and ethnic relations, Higher education, Government information and archives, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB9203?
- HB9203 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Student Protection and University Accountability Act.
- What does HB9203 do?
- In its own words: To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9203?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9203?
- Elise Stefanik (R, HD-021), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9203?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9203
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