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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1064 

Honoring the work done by the 12th Woman. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 

Mr. POE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the work done by the 12th Woman. 

Whereas institutions of higher education are encouraged to 

inform all victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, 

dating violence, and stalking, including in a physical written format— 

(1) of the victim’s rights under Federal and State 

law; 

(2) of the victim’s rights and options pursuant to 

the policy that the institution of higher education has developed pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii) of section 

485(f)(8)(B) of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 

Security Policy and Campus Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. 

1092(f)); 

(3) of the victim’s reporting options, including the 

option to notify a higher education responsible employee, 


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the option to notify local law enforcement, and any other 

reporting options; 

(4) a description of the process of investigation and 

any disciplinary proceeding of the institution that may 

follow notification of a higher education responsible employee; 

(5) a description of the process of investigation and 

adjudication of the criminal justice system that may follow notification of law enforcement; 

(6) a description of the jurisdiction, scope, and possible sanctions of the student disciplinary process of the 

institution of higher education and of the criminal justice 

process; 

(7) that the student disciplinary process of the institution of higher education in not equivalent to, and 

should not be considered a substitute for, the criminal 

justice process; and 

(8) any limitations on the ability of the sexual assault response coordinator to provide privacy or confidentiality to the victim under the policies of the institution 

of higher education, Federal law, or State law: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House encourages— 

2 (1) institutions of higher education to list on 

3 their website— 

4 (A) the name and contact information for 

5 the sexual assault response coordinator; 

6 (B) reporting options, including confiden7 tial options, for victims of domestic violence, 

8 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 


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1 (C) the process of investigation and dis2 ciplinary proceedings of the institution; 

3 (D) the process of investigation and adju4 dication of the criminal justice system; 

5 (E) potential reasonable accommodations 

6 that the institution may provide to a victim; 

7 (F) the telephone number and website ad8 dress for a local, State, or national hotline pro9 viding information to domestic violence, dating 

10 violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims 

11 (which shall be clearly communicated on the 

12 website and shall be updated on a timely basis); 

13 and 

14 (G) the name and location of the nearest 

15 medical facility where an individual may have a 

16 medical forensic examination administered by a 

17 trained sexual assault forensic nurse, including 

18 information on transportation options and 

19 available reimbursement for a visit to such fa20 cility; and 

21 (2) institutions of higher education to enter into 

22 memoranda of understanding with all applicable 

23 local law enforcement agencies to clearly delineate 

24 responsibilities and share information so that when 

25 a crime occurs, both campus authorities and local 


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1 authorities can focus on solving the crime rather 

2 than debating jurisdiction. 

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