REAUTHORIZING HEA - Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights - Hearing - One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session

Oct 15, 2026

Reauthorizing HEA through a formal U.S. Senate hearing focused on addressing campus sexual assault while ensuring student safety and rights. The document outlines the committee’s hearing context for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, held April 2, 2019, and includes statements by committee members. It also compiles witness testimony and prepared and summary statements, supported by additional materials such as letters and submitted records from organizations and individuals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages351

Reading Time14 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

Statements

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Committee Members

Witnesses

Additional Material

Statements, articles, publications, letters, etc.

Questions and Answers

S. Hrg. 116–432 REAUTHORIZING HEA: ADDRESSING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY AND RIGHTS HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 2, 2019 Printed for the use of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ( REAUTHORIZING HEA: ADDRESSING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY AND RIGHTS S. HRG. 116–432 REAUTHORIZING HEA: ADDRESSING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY AND RIGHTS HEARING OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON EXAMINING REAUTHORIZING HEA, FOCUSING ON ADDRESSING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY AND RIGHTS APRIL 2, 2019 Printed for the use of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ( Available via the World Wide Web: [http://www.govinfo.gov](http://www.govinfo.gov) U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 41–394 PDF WASHINGTON : 2021 COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee, Chairman MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming RICHARD BURR, North Carolina JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia RAND PAUL, Kentucky SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine BILL CASSIDY, M.D., Louisiana PAT ROBERTS, Kansas LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska TIM SCOTT, South Carolina MITT ROMNEY, Utah MIKE BRAUN, Indiana PATTY MURRAY, Washington BERNARD SANDERS (I), Vermont ROBERT P. CASEY, JR., Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts TIM KAINE, Virginia MARGARET WOOD HASSAN, New Hampshire TINA SMITH, Minnesota DOUG JONES, Alabama JACKY ROSEN, Nevada DAVID P. CLEARY, Republican Staff Director LINDSEY WARD SEIDMAN, Republican Deputy Staff Director EVAN SCHATZ, Minority Staff Director JOHN RIGHTER, Minority Deputy Staff Director (II) C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 Page COMMITTEE MEMBERS Alexander, Hon. Lamar, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Opening statement ...................................................................... 1 Murray, Hon. Patty, Ranking Member, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, Opening statement ......................................................................... 5 WITNESSES Hamill, Patricia, Partner, Conrad O’Brien, Philadelphia, PA ............................. 8 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 10 Goss Graves, Fatima, President and CEO, National Women’s Law Center, Washington, DC ................................................................................................... 23 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 25 Summary statement ......................................................................................... 48 Suk Gersen, Jeannie, John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA ....................................................................................... 49 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 50 Summary statement ......................................................................................... 55 Meehan, Anne, Director, Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education, Washington, DC ........................................................................... 55 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 57 Summary statement ......................................................................................... 64 Howard, Jeff, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN ........................................ 65 Prepared statement ....

FAQs

What is the purpose of the hearing described in this document?

The hearing addresses reauthorizing HEA with a focus on campus sexual assault and on ensuring student safety and rights.

When and under which session was the hearing held?

It is presented as occurring on April 2, 2019, during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session.

What types of content are included besides committee member statements?

The document includes witness testimony with prepared and summary statements, plus additional materials such as letters and submitted statements, followed by a Questions and Answers section.

Oct 15, 2026

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