# 119-hr-5486: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025

119-hr-5486, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5486
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 174
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Strengthen campus anti-harassment policies and prevention grants.** This bill would require colleges to adopt and publish broad anti-harassment policies that cover protected classes, on-campus and off-campus settings, and electronic communications, and it would create a federal grant program to support prevention and response.

## Cosponsors (174)

- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keeps other civil rights protections: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would not cut back rights under other civil rights laws. Title VI, Title IX, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act would still apply. Duties in this bill would be in addition to those laws.
- New campus anti-harassment rules and reporting: benefit, medium. If enacted, Title IV colleges would need a clear anti-harassment policy. It would ban harassment by students, faculty, and staff on campus, in dorms, at events, and online (email, networks, and messaging). It would cover harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orient…
- Grants to prevent harassment at colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, the Education Department would offer competitive grants to colleges and consortia. Money could fund harassment prevention, counseling or redress services, and training for students, faculty, and staff. Grants could last up to 3 years, with one renewal up to 2 years, and would favor plac…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hjres-80: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5486 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5486)

## Related
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hjres-80: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-80)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5486 (as of 2026-10-31).