Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024

HR 8648, the Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024, requires colleges and universities receiving federal education funds to publicly describe their processes for handling complaints about race, color, or national origin discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Institutions must provide clear, accessible information about complaint procedures, designate staff to coordinate compliance, and send timely updates to complainants - including explanations for not investigating a complaint. The bill also mandates annual compliance attestations to the Department of Education and imposes penalties, including two years of ineligibility for federal programs, for repeated failures to comply. Additionally, it requires the Office for Civil Rights to provide monthly reports to Congress on complaint volumes, investigation status, and processing times, while prohibiting dismissals of complaints due to duplicate filings elsewhere.