[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8136 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8136

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations 
  of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, 
                  trauma-informed, and evidence-based.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 28, 2020

 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Haaland, and Ms. Kuster of 
New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations 
  of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, 
                  trauma-informed, and evidence-based.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trauma-Informed Investigation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) The institution will ensure that any investigation 
        of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct carried out by 
        the institution is a trauma-informed investigation that--
                    ``(A) is equitable and timely;
                    ``(B) is conducted in a manner that recognizes the 
                emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal 
                challenges that can accompany trauma exposure; and
                    ``(C) includes evidence-based procedures, informed 
                by cognitive science, that are designed to identify, 
                address, and minimize further trauma to victims.''.
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