# 119-s-163: Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025

119-s-163, Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-163
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-20

## Summary

**Expanded Title VI awareness and oversight.** This bill would require the Education Department and colleges to make it easier for students to learn about their civil‑rights under Title VI and to file discrimination complaints, while increasing federal reporting and audits. - Students and campus communities: Would get annually updated public awareness materials about Title VI rights and how to file complaints, posted in high‑traffic campus locations and on key student webpages. - Institutions of higher education: Would have to place a prominent link on their homepage to the Office for Civil Rights complaint page and annually post the Department's campaign materials. They must also submit an annual report counting and describing discrimination complaints and their responses. - Federal oversight and enforcement: The Office for Civil Rights would run the awareness campaign, provide monthly briefings to Congress for one year, and would be barred from closing complaints solely because another agency or a school resolved them. The Department of Education's Inspector General would audit the top 5 percent of institutions by per‑capita complaints and study disparities between campus and OCR filings.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More Title VI info for students: benefit, medium. This bill would fund a Title VI awareness campaign run by the Education Department. The campaign would be updated yearly and include visual and audio materials. Colleges that get federal Higher Education Act money would have to put a clear link to the Office for Civil Rights complaint page on their…
- Stronger federal review of Title VI complaints: benefit, low. If enacted, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights would give monthly briefings to Congress about Title VI complaints for one year. Briefings must start within 30 days and end one year after enactment. The Assistant Secretary would give Congress a written report 48 hours before each briefing that…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025
- 119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
- 119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-s-163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/163)

## Related
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-558: Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-558)
- [119-s-1404: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1404)
- [119-s-556: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-556)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-163 (as of 2026-04-20).