# 119-s-2990: Campus Accountability and Safety Act

119-s-2990, Campus Accountability and Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2990
- Congress: 119
- Title: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**Strengthens campus protections and survivor supports for sexual and interpersonal violence.** It expands what schools must report, creates dedicated sexual and interpersonal violence specialists, and tightens transparency and enforcement to improve outcomes for survivors. - Survivors and students: Requires schools to designate trained, confidential sexual and interpersonal violence specialists who provide trauma-informed interviews, explain rights and options, arrange reasonable accommodations, and support amnesty and non-retaliation protections. - Institutions and procedures: Expands Clery Act data and adds annual incident-level reporting that includes outcomes and sanctions beginning one year after enactment. Schools must adopt a uniform disciplinary process, give 24-hour written notice when proceedings start, and complete mandated training by the July 15 deadline tied to the Secretary’s training program. - Federal oversight and enforcement: Directs the Department of Education to run a public campus safety website with investigation and enforcement details. The Secretary may impose civil penalties up to 1 percent of an institution’s operating budget per year for noncompliance and will coordinate rulemaking with the Attorney General. The Comptroller General must report on VAWA Section 304 grants within two years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More campus reporting and transparency: benefit, medium. If enacted, colleges that get federal money would report more detailed incident data on sexual and interpersonal violence starting one year after enactment. The Education Department would run a public campus safety website listing each school's Title IX coordinator and sexual‑violence specialist co…
- More grant coverage for harassment: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add sexual harassment to the list of offenses eligible for Violence Against Women Act Section 304 campus grants. This could let campuses get grant money for harassment prevention and victim services as well as for sexual assault. The change would take effect when the bill…
- New victim specialists and rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, colleges that get federal funds would have to name one or more sexual and interpersonal violence specialists to give trauma‑informed help to complainants. Specialists could not be undergraduate students or investigators and must be supervised outside the investigative body. Schools woul…
- Amnesty rules for student reporters: benefit, low. If enacted, colleges may adopt amnesty policies to protect students who report sexual or interpersonal violence in good faith from some conduct sanctions. The Secretary would write rules defining 'good faith' through negotiated rulemaking. Schools would have to publish their amnesty policy on their…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4203: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2990 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2990)

## Related
- [119-s-4203: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4203)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2828)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2990 (as of 2026-10-18).