# 119-hr-9203: Student Protection and University Accountability Act

119-hr-9203, Student Protection and University Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9203
- Congress: 119
- Title: Student Protection and University Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

The Student Protection and University Accountability Act would **strengthen Title VI compliance** at colleges and universities. It would require clear, published complaint processes, timely notifications to complainants, centralized recordkeeping, public display of Office for Civil Rights materials, and increased OCR reporting to Congress. - Students and families would get clearer reporting paths and faster answers. Complainants must receive an initial notice and be told whether an investigation opens within 30 days. - Colleges and universities would have to publish investigative rules, name at least one Title VI coordinator, keep records of complaints and outcomes, and display OCR materials in high-traffic areas and online. Missing these requirements for two consecutive award years can make an institution ineligible for federal higher education programs. - The Office for Civil Rights would give bimonthly briefings to the authorizing committees and submit written reports 48 hours before each briefing. OCR may not dismiss or delay investigations just because the same complaint was filed with another agency or a court.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger civil rights complaint rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Department of Education's civil-rights office would have to give bimonthly briefings to authorizing congressional committees for two years, with a written report 48 hours before each briefing. Reports would show complaint counts, the alleged bases (including shared ancestry), how OC…
- Loss of federal student aid for noncompliance: cost, medium. If enacted, a college that fails to submit the required annual Title VI attestation for two award years in a row would become ineligible to participate in federal student aid and other Title IV programs for at least the next two award years. The college could only regain eligibility by showing it m…
- Colleges must publish Title VI rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, colleges that get federal student aid would have to set up and widely publish their rules for handling Title VI complaints. They would need to name at least one staff member to coordinate complaints, tell complainants within 30 days whether an investigation was opened, and tell complain…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1530: American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9203 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9203)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1530: American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1530)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9203 (as of 2026-11-01).