# 116-hr-8187: Protection and Advocacy in Education Act

116-hr-8187, Protection and Advocacy in Education Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8187
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protection and Advocacy in Education Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protection and Advocacy in Education Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for protection and advocacy systems to protect and advocate the rights of students with disabilities.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act
- 116-hr-8641: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act
- 116-hr-8192: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8178: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8187 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8187)

## Related
- [116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8664)
- [116-hr-8641: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8641)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8351: Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8351)
- [116-hr-8192: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Septemb…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8192)
- [116-hr-8178: Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8178)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8187 (as of 2025-11-18).