U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10734: Title IX Take Responsibility Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to establish standards of liability for harassment on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to establish standards of liability for harassment on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
A BILL To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to establish standards of liability for harassment on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Title IX Take Responsibility Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) As the Supreme Court has held in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60, 75 (1992), and Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629, 633 (1999), covered entities are liable for harassment on the basis of sex under their education programs and activities under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 12681 et seq. ) (referred to in this Act as title IX ). (2) As courts have properly recognized, experiencing the effects of sexual harassment under an education program or activity, whether perpetrated by employees or agents of the program or activity, by peers of the victim, or by others, can be a form of unlawful and intentional discrimination that inflicts substantial harm on beneficiaries of the program or activity and violates the obligation of a covered entity to maintain a nondiscriminatory environment. (3) Title IX protects persons, of any gender, from discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive …
Sponsors
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Jahana Hayes (D, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Common questions
- What is HB10734?
- HB10734 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Title IX Take Responsibility Act of 2026.
- What does HB10734 do?
- In its own words: To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to establish standards of liability for harassment on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10734?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10734?
- Debbie Dingell (D, HD-006), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10734?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10734
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