# 117-hr-5685: Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act

117-hr-5685, Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5685
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2021-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act

## Cosponsors (12)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5685 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5685)

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- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5685 (as of 2026-10-15).