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HR 5972 114th Congress House

Campus Sexual Assault Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide protection for students that report sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and records
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Drug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingHigher educationSex offensesStudent aid and college costsStudent records
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Sep 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 8, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campus Sexual Assault Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the suspension of federal student aid eligibility for a student who: (1) admits, in a sexual assault report, unlawful consumption of a controlled substance or alcohol; and (2) is convicted of a drug offense involving controlled substance possession based on conduct described in such admission.

The bill also modifies eligibility requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, it prohibits an IHE from taking a retaliatory action (e.g., suspension or expulsion) against an enrolled student who reports a sexual assault and admits, in such report: (1) sexual activity, or (2) unlawful consumption of a controlled substance or alcohol. An IHE must annually inform enrolled students that such retaliatory action is prohibited.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 22, 2016
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 8, 2016
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 8, 2016
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 8, 2016
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 8, 2016
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 8, 2016
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5972: Campus Sexual Assault Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5972/
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"H.R. 5972: Campus Sexual Assault Whistleblower Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5972/.
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H.R. 5972, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5972/.
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