Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 10, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.
Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination.
Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct they reasonably believe to be unlawful under this Act.
Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them.
Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail.
Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2011 to Jun 21, 2012; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 15, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 30, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | May 18, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 23, 2011 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jul 27, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 21, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1557-1558)
- Mar 10, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1928 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1557Text printed S1558 | Al Franken D-MN (text) | Mar 10, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-916 | FORTY YEARS AND COUNTING: THE TRIUMPHS OF TITLE IX62 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 19, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-913 | BULLYING-FREE SCHOOLS: HOW LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS CAN HELP87 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 8, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-627 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OPINION ON INTERNET GAMING: WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR TRIBES?56 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Feb 9, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-237 | ENFORCING THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT: THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION AND TRIBES AS REGULATORS60 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jul 28, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 998 | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
