US Congress House Bill 5388 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prevents the Department of Education from finalizing its 2018 proposed rule that proposes to modify the prohibition of sex discrimination under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Currently, title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. Among other things, the proposed rule defines the conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and outlines the conditions that trigger a school's obligation to respond to allegations of sexual harassment.

To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]

Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]

Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-12-10	House	Introduced in House

HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5388/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5388/BILLS-116hr5388ih.pdf