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HR 3043 105th Congress House

Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997

Official title: To amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the disclosure of all criminal incidents that manifest evidence of prejudice b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the disclosure of all criminal incidents that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability.

Introduced: September 16, 1998 See on congress.gov
Education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCollege studentsCrime and Law EnforcementCrimes against women
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Criminal justice informationCriminal statisticsDisabledDiscrimination against the disabledEconomics and Public FinanceEducational statisticsEthnic relationsFederal aid to higher educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsHate crimesHigher educationMinoritiesPrejudiceRacial violenceReligionReligious libertySchool violenceSex discriminationSexual orientationWomen
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
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Became law
Dec 10, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Nov 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 10, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to collect and report statistics concerning the occurrence on campus of all criminal incidents that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability that are reported to campus security or local police agencies.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1493 Identical bill Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 16, 1998
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 14, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 12, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 29, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 22, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 22, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 4, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3043: Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3043/
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"H.R. 3043: Campus Hate Crimes Right to Know Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3043/.
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H.R. 3043, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3043/.
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