Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2026
Requires colleges to expand campus sexual-violence reporting, survivor support, disciplinary safeguards and public information.
In two House committees since Oct. 6, 2026, 2 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROOCT 6, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Campus sexual-violence cases can involve both support services and a college’s disciplinary process. The bill would require colleges receiving covered funds to provide trained specialists, use consistent procedures and publish more safety information. It would also expand a campus violence grant program to include sexual harassment and require a GAO study.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Create campus survivor-support roles
Colleges receiving funds under the law would designate sexual and interpersonal violence specialists to provide information, support and help arranging accommodations. The bill also sets training and confidentiality rules, requires a uniform campus disciplinary process, and allows civil penalties of up to 1 percent of a college’s operating budget for noncompliance.
- Expand public campus-safety information
The Education Department would create a searchable public website with information about campus contacts, complaint procedures, investigations and required campus safety data. Colleges would also have to publish key reporting and support information on their own websites.
- Publish more disciplinary-process data
Colleges would add annual counts and information about reported incidents involving student respondents, related campus disciplinary cases and outcomes. Reports would have to protect complainants’ and respondents’ identities.
- Include harassment in campus grants
The bill would add sexual harassment to the campus violence grant program’s covered activities. It would also require the Government Accountability Office to study the grants’ effectiveness and efficiency.
The bill’s stated purpose is to combat campus sexual assault. It addresses how students can find support and reporting options, how colleges handle disciplinary cases, and what information the public can see about campus and federal responses.
The proposed reporting and privacy rules would make case outcomes more visible while barring reports from identifying individuals. The bill also calls for a federal study of campus violence grants, including whether they are effective and efficient.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 6, 2026HOUSEOCT 6, 2026By Rep. Khanna with 5 original cosponsorsReferred to Education and Workforce and Judiciary
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeesOCT 6, 2026EDUCATION & WORKFORCE · JUDICIARY NOWOCT 6, 2026In committee for 2 daysNo hearing yet
- 2 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- OCT 62026OCT 6, 2026REFERREDReferred to the Committee on Education and 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.
- OCT 62026OCT 6, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
At day 2, this bill is already older than 1% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
Where your members stand on it
A coalition from 4 states
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. The smaller side has 1 member.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. The smaller side has 1 member.
Rep. Khanna’s record: sponsored 54 bills this Congress. 2 passed the House; 1 became law.
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1ORIGINAL
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1ORIGINAL
- Lois FrankelD-FL-22ORIGINAL
- Greg LandsmanD-OH-1ORIGINAL
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-25ORIGINAL
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