Ted Poe: “Okay. I will talk a little faster. I am from Texas. We talk slower. I would like to get more than 17 minutes, but I…”

“Okay. I will talk a little faster. I am from Texas. We talk slower. I would like to get more than 17 minutes, but I understand. Jackie Speier and I have filed a bill called the HALT Act, HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act. I will give as many details as I can, Mr. Speaker. The National Institute of Justice estimates that 63 percent of universities shirk their already legal responsibility when reporting sexual assault violent crimes. They are already supposed to report it; they don't. This bill will make sure that they do report it. It allows the Department of Education to issue financial penalties to people who don't comply with Title IX. It increases the penalties up to $100,000. It allows a private right of action by the victim on campus, and it requires public disclosure of a list of colleges and universities under investigation in violation of Title IX and the Clery Act. It increases funding so that universities can do this. The HALT Act is a good piece of legislation. The third piece of legislation by Carolyn Maloney of New York and me--it is pretty bipartisan. Carolyn Maloney from New York is a progressive, liberal Democrat. Ted Poe is kind of a conservative guy from Texas. We are joining together to sponsor the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. What does it do? It provides, specifically, victim advocates in sexual assault cases to victims of sexual assault on campus. It does a lot of other things, too. I hope we can get both of these on the House floor soon.…”