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H.R. 5546

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Summary

H.R. 5546, the Combating Hate Across Campus Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 23, 2025 by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Sep 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.


Record

Text

H.R. 5546 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5546/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5546 IH: Combating Hate Across Campus Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-09-23
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5546 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2025 Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to track and record additional information on hate crimes, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Combating Hate Across Campus Act .
2.
Disclosure of campus security policy and campus crime statistics
Section 485(f)(1)(F)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)(ii) ) is amended by striking which data shall be collected and reported according to category of prejudice; and inserting
which data shall—
(I)
be collected and reported according to category of prejudice; and
(II)
disaggregated by subcategory based on the identity of the targeted individual or group, as listed in the most recently available Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual published by the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to track and record additional information on hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D) sponsors H.R. 5546 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5546 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Sep 23, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5546 has taken 2 actions since Sep 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5546 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5546 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Combating Hate Across Campus Act — Display Title
  • Combating Hate Across Campus Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to track and record additional information on hate crimes, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5546 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.501c3 NFP focusing on civil rightsAlabama12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.12

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SAKIRA COOK112
MICHAEL LIEBERMAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.2026 first_quarter$450K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5546 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5546’s is Education.

hr5546/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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