Schools must hire assault helpers and share safety data.
H.R. 10761 — Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2026 · Filed by Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires schools to hire trained helpers. These helpers keep reports private and help people hurt by sexual assault. Schools must post detailed facts online about sexual assault and sex abuse cases. The facts show how many cases were reported and how they ended. Schools must protect students who report crimes. Schools must also train staff to help people who have been hurt.
Who it affects
People hurt by campus sexual assault get private helpers to talk to. They also get public facts about how their school handles these crimes. Schools must spend money to hire helpers, train staff, and post safety data.
One thing to notice
Schools must share detailed public facts about sexual assault and sex abuse cases and outcomes. People can then see how each school handles these crimes.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Oct 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- private — Secret. What you tell a private helper stays secret.
- protect — Keep safe from punishment. Students who report crimes get protected.
- train staff — Teach school workers how to help people who have been hurt.
- sex abuse — Unwanted sexual contact or assault.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (35,556 characters) on Oct 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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