Contact Congress about S. 2876: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

Colleges that get federal student aid would have to publish clear harassment rules and explain how students can report abuse. The bill also covers online harassment and creates grants for prevention, counseling, and training.

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Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Latest action on S. 2876: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects college students and the schools they attend. Students would get clearer information about what counts as harassment, how to report it, and what help is available. Colleges would take on new reporting, tracking, and response duties. Schools with fewer resources could seek grants, but they would still need to meet the new rules.

Why this matters: Harassment rules can be hard for students to find and understand. This bill would push colleges to explain the rules and reporting process in one public campus safety report. It could also make online harassment easier to address under campus rules. The biggest unknown is how well schools would carry out the new duties and whether the grants would reach the schools that need help most.

Key provisions in S. 2876

• Colleges that get federal student aid would have to put anti-harassment rules in their yearly campus safety reports. This applies to schools covered by Title IV of the Higher Education Act, the main federal student aid law.
• The bill covers harassment tied to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and religion. Sex includes sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related conditions, and sex stereotypes.
• The rules would apply in many places connected to school life. That includes campus, student housing, school events, certain off-campus school properties, school-run technology, outside messaging services, and mobile services.
• Schools would have to explain how they try to prevent harassment. They would also have to tell students how to report it and what the school does after a report.
• Schools would have to list possible discipline for harassment. They would also have to tell both the accuser and the accused the result of any discipline process.

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Questions people ask about S. 2876

What is S. 2876?

Colleges that get federal student aid would have to publish clear harassment rules and explain how students can report abuse. The bill also covers online harassment and creates grants for prevention, counseling, and training.

How do I support or oppose S. 2876?

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Who should I contact about S. 2876?

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