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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D–MI
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-10-01 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require colleges and universities receiving specified federal financial assistance to designate an independent advocate for campus sexual assault survivors. The advocate would put student survivors’ interests first, help them obtain medical care, counseling and other support, and assist with reporting and institutional proceedings. Survivors would control whether to receive assistance services, and confidentiality would be protected unless applicable state law required disclosure.
Each institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance under title IV shall designate an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response
the Advocate shall represent the interests of the student survivor even when in conflict with the interests of the institution.
Ensure that survivors of sexual assault at the institution receive, with the survivor’s consent, the following sexual assault survivor’s assistance services
Guide survivors of sexual assault who request assistance through the reporting, counseling, administrative, medical and health, academic accommodations, or legal processes of the institution or local law enforcement.
Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the survivor and any witness of such sexual assault, and shall not notify the institution or any other authority of the identity of the survivor or any such witness or the alleged circumstances surrounding the reported sexual assault, unless otherwise required by the applicable laws in the State where such institution is located.
Section 1 would name the bill the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, or SOS Campus Act.
This Act may be cited as the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act or the SOS Campus Act.
Section 2 would add a new section 124 to the Higher Education Act of 1965. Institutions receiving federal financial assistance under title IV would have to designate an advocate based on experience and demonstrated ability to provide sexual assault survivor services.
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 124. Independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response
Each institution of higher education that receives Federal financial assistance under title IV shall designate an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (referred to in this section as the Advocate) who shall be appointed based on experience and a demonstrated ability of the individual to effectively provide sexual assault survivor services.
An employee of a covered institution who received a sexual assault report would have to tell the survivor about the advocate, the advocate’s contact information and available services.
Each employee of an institution described in subparagraph (A) who receives a report of sexual assault shall notify the survivor of the existence of, contact information for, and services provided by the Advocate of the institution.
The Secretary would have to issue appointment regulations within 180 days after enactment. Advocates would have to report to someone outside the institution’s sexual assault investigation and decision-making body, and submit an annual report to that person describing resource use and the numbers of male and female survivors assisted.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for institutions to follow in appointing Advocates under this section.
At a minimum, each Advocate shall— (i) report to an individual outside the body responsible for investigating and adjudicating sexual assault complaints at the institution; and (ii) submit to such individual an annual report summarizing how the resources supplied to the Advocate were used, including the number of male and female sexual assault survivors assisted.
Advocates would have to represent student survivors’ interests even when those interests conflicted with the institution’s. Institutions could not discipline, penalize or otherwise retaliate against advocates for doing so.
In carrying out the responsibilities described in this section, the Advocate shall represent the interests of the student survivor even when in conflict with the interests of the institution. The Advocate may not be disciplined, penalized, or otherwise retaliated against by the institution for representing the interest of the survivor, in the event of a conflict of interest with the institution.
The proposal would define sexual assault by reference to offenses classified as forcible or nonforcible sex offenses in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s uniform crime reporting system. Advocates’ responsibilities would apply whether or not survivors wanted their reports kept confidential.
In this section, the term sexual assault means an offense classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Each Advocate shall carry out the following, regardless of whether the survivor wishes the survivor’s report to remain confidential
With the survivor’s consent, advocates would have to ensure access to services available 24 hours a day: information about reporting to law enforcement, emergency medical care including requested follow-up care, and medical examinations for collecting evidence.
Ensure that survivors of sexual assault at the institution receive, with the survivor’s consent, the following sexual assault survivor’s assistance services available 24 hours a day: (i) Information on how to report a campus sexual assault to law enforcement. (ii) Emergency medical care, including follow up medical care as requested. (iii) Medical forensic or evidentiary examinations.
With the survivor’s consent, advocates would also have to ensure crisis and ongoing counseling, information about survivors’ rights, referrals to additional support, and information about legal services. This separate list does not specify 24-hour availability.
(B) Ensure that survivors of sexual assault at the institution receive, with the survivor’s consent, the following sexual assault survivor’s assistance services: (i) Crisis intervention counseling and ongoing counseling. (ii) Information on the survivor’s rights and referrals to additional support services. (iii) Information on legal services.
The listed services would have to be provided either at a community organization within a reasonable distance under an agreement that included transportation, or on campus in consultation with a community organization. Eligible partners would include rape crisis centers and legal organizations.
Provide the services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) either— (i) pursuant to a memorandum of understanding (that includes transportation services) at a rape crisis center, legal organization, or other community-based organization located within a reasonable distance from the institution; or (ii) on the campus of the institution in consultation with a rape crisis center, legal organization, or other community-based organization.
Advocates would have to ensure that survivors were not disciplined, penalized or otherwise retaliated against for reporting an assault to the advocate.
Ensure that a survivor of sexual assault may not be disciplined, penalized, or otherwise retaliated against for reporting such assault to the Advocate.
At a survivor’s request, advocates would have to guide them through institutional or local law enforcement processes, including reporting, counseling, medical care, academic accommodations and legal processes. Advocates would also have to attend related administrative or institutional proceedings at the survivor’s request.
Guide survivors of sexual assault who request assistance through the reporting, counseling, administrative, medical and health, academic accommodations, or legal processes of the institution or local law enforcement.
Attend, at the request of the survivor of sexual assault, any administrative or institution-based adjudication proceeding related to such assault as an advocate for the survivor.
Advocates would have to protect survivors’ and witnesses’ privacy and confidentiality. They could not disclose identities or the alleged circumstances of an assault to the institution or another authority unless applicable law in the institution’s state required it.
Maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the survivor and any witness of such sexual assault, and shall not notify the institution or any other authority of the identity of the survivor or any such witness or the alleged circumstances surrounding the reported sexual assault, unless otherwise required by the applicable laws in the State where such institution is located.
Advocates would have to publicize their existence, contact information and services through the institution’s website, orientation materials and posters in specified campus locations. They would also have to train coaches, faculty, administrators, resident advisors and other staff to provide that information.
Conduct a public information campaign to inform the students enrolled at the institution of the existence of, contact information for, and services provided by the Advocate, including— (A) posting information— (i) on the website of the institution; (ii) in student orientation materials; and (iii) on posters displayed in dormitories, cafeterias, sports arenas, locker rooms, entertainment facilities, and classrooms; and (B) training coaches, faculty, school administrators, resident advisors, and other staff to provide information on the existence of, contact information for, and services provided by the Advocate.
The proposal expressly would leave existing rights, duties and responsibilities under the referenced Clery Act provision and title IX unchanged.
(d) Clery Act and title IX Nothing in this section shall alter or amend the rights, duties, and responsibilities under section 485(f) or title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act).
The supplied action snapshot, updated October 14, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on October 1, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-14T20:22:41Z. 2026-10-01: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2026-10-01: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-10-01. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow preferential carve-out or special exemption was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Coverage of intended beneficiaries and protections supporting the main policy do not alone constitute preferential treatment. This conclusion is limited to the supplied version.
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