I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 761 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen prevention and 
response measures for hate crimes on college campuses by establishing 
robust accountability measures, providing needs-based grants, and 
amending the Clery Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen 
prevention and response measures for hate crimes on 
college campuses by establishing robust accountability 
measures, providing needs-based grants, and amending 
the Clery Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Account-
ability Measures Protecting University Students Histori-
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cally Abused, Threatened, and Exposed to Crimes Act’’ 
or the ‘‘CAMPUS HATE Crimes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The incidence of violence motivated by the 
actual or perceived race, color, religion, national ori-
gin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or 
disability of the victim, known as hate crimes or 
crimes motivated by bias, poses a serious national 
problem. 
(2) Such violence motivated by hatred and big-
otry endangers our citizens and disrupts the commu-
nities they live in, by tearing at the fabric of our 
Nation and our constitutional aspiration to create a 
stronger, more perfect union. 
(3) According to data obtained by the Southern 
Poverty Law Center, schools were a particularly 
common location for hate crimes to occur—including 
150 incidents on college campuses in 33 States since 
November. 
(4) This level of violence demonstrates an un-
precedented escalation in race and hate-based crime 
being committed on college campuses compared to 
recent years. 
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(5) Hate groups have openly declared their ef-
forts to establish a physical presence on college cam-
puses and have specifically targeted young individ-
uals and students for their messaging. Such efforts 
include placing fliers around campus, online orga-
nizing, and bringing national leaders to speak. 
(6) College campuses have become the ideal lo-
cation for hate group activity because they tradition-
ally embrace diversity, tolerance, and social justice 
and strive for equality and have created safe spaces 
for students of every gender and identity. 
(7) These are soft targets for such groups, be-
cause students are more curious and receptive to 
new, even radical, ideas than older individuals. 
(8) The Higher Education Act of 1965 and the 
Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy 
and Campus Crime Statistics Act have enabled Fed-
eral authorities to understand, report, and where ap-
propriate, investigate and prosecute hate crimes 
committed within the jurisdiction of an institution of 
higher education. 
(9) However, an enduring effort cannot be 
made to address the national problem posed by hate 
crimes if many of our institutions of higher edu-
cation fail to properly evaluate, prepare, and imple-
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ment an effective strategy to prevent and respond to 
such crimes. 
(10) The annual dissemination of relevant in-
formation to students and faculty regarding the in-
stitution’s campus safety apparatus will provide for 
a more transparent and informed campus commu-
nity on the infrastructure and process in place, and 
the assistance services available. 
(11) Federal financial assistance with regard to 
providing training, technical assistance, evaluation, 
and other associated services will allow school secu-
rity and administration to understand the unique 
needs for the campus and the assistance to imple-
ment the proper safety plan to address those needs. 
(12) Amending the Program Participation 
Agreement between an institution of higher edu-
cation and the Department of Education to include 
hate crime programs provides substantial assurance 
that campus climate and safety will become an in-
creasing priority and focal point to the higher edu-
cation community. 
(13) Modifying the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of 
Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statis-
tics Act will enable campus security and local law 
enforcement to more efficiently collaborate in detail-
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