# 115-hr-5157: ALERT Act

115-hr-5157, ALERT Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5157
- Congress: 115
- Title: ALERT Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to annually certify with the Department of Education that the IHE's president and at least one additional member of the IHE's board of trustees have reviewed incidents involving the IHE's employees that were reported to the IHE in the last year involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the president and any board member involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions relating to the incidents.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2018-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6421: Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
- 115-hr-5129: Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5157 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5157)

## Related
- [115-hr-6421: Faster Treatments and Cures for Eye Diseases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6421)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-5129: Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5129)
- [115-hr-4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5157 (as of 2025-11-18).