3.0.0 1483 2022-11-01T05:17:25Z 2022-11-01T05:17:25Z Senate S 2019-05-15 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-15T18:33:13Z 2019-05-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2889) IntroReferral 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-05-15 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-15 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-05-15 True Education Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Higher education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Right of privacy School administration Sex offenses Education 00 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2020-01-30T20:39:44Z Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act or the SOS Campus Act

This bill provides support for students of institutions of higher education (IHEs) who are victims of sexual assault.

IHEs that receive federal funding must designate independent advocates for campus sexual assault prevention and response. The advocates must provide services to the victims.

In addition, the bill prohibits IHEs from retaliating against advocates for representing the interests of victims or against victims for reporting sexual assaults to advocates.]]>

SOS Campus Act Display Title SOS Campus Act Short Title(s) as Introduced SOS Campus Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1483is/xml/BILLS-116s1483is.xml 2019-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2889) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.