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H.R. 9203 119th Congress House

Student Protection and University Accountability Act

Official title: To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 8, 2026 Introduced by: Elise M. Stefanik Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
Sep 8, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-800.
Jun 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
Jun 25, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 8, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jun 8, 2026
Introduced in House
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Protection and University Accountability Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in federal student aid programs and the Department of Education (ED) to take certain actions to investigate alleged violations of civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.)

Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to develop specific procedures for investigating Title VI complaints and widely distribute those procedures to students and their families. Among these procedures, an IHE must designate at least one Title VI coordinator and have a system for maintaining records of complaints.

The bill makes an IHE that fails to meet the bill's requirements for two consecutive award years ineligible to participate in federal student aid programs for at least two subsequent award years. However, the IHE may regain eligibility if it demonstrates compliance with the bill's requirements.

ED's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must give bimonthly congressional briefings on (1) the number of complaints filed with OCR, (2) how OCR plans to address those complaints and the investigations being carried out in response to those complaints, and (3) data about the length of those investigations.

The bill revises the process through which OCR investigates Title VI complaints, including by prohibiting OCR from closing a complaint due to the filing of another complaint involving the same allegations against the same IHE under certain circumstances.

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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 24, 2026
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Gillen, Laura
New York · Jun 8, 2026
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