Requires colleges and universities to set up and publish procedures for handling civil rights complaints under Title VI, and bars the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights from closing or delaying a complaint just because a similar one was filed elsewhere.

Official title: Student Protection and University Accountability Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 08-JUN-2026

Referred 08-JUN-2026

Approved by committee 25-JUN-2026

Reported 08-SEP-2026

On the calendar 08-SEP-2026

Key points

Requires institutions to run investigation processes for Title VI discrimination complaints, post them publicly, and share them with students and families.
Requires institutions to notify complainants within 30 days of receiving a complaint and again within 30 days of an investigation's outcome, and to keep complaint records.
Makes institutions that fail to attest to compliance for two consecutive award years ineligible for federal student aid programs for at least two subsequent award years.
Requires the Office for Civil Rights to brief the House Education and Workforce and Senate HELP committees bimonthly for two years on race, color, and national origin complaints.

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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 08-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Education

Sponsor Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) Cosponsors · 2

■ 2 D

2 Democrats

congress.gov page Reported in House (08-SEP-2026) Introduced in House (08-JUN-2026)