Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
This bill invalidates the Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students, dated May 13, 2016, that was issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to provide guidance to schools receiving federal financial assistance about the treatment of transgender students under the prohibitions against sex discrimination in title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
The invalidation applies until superseded by an Act of Congress that directs federal departments to issue guidance on transgender issues.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2016 to Jun 22, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | May 19, 2016 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 23, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 26, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jun 22, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 19, 2016 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2016 | |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- May 19, 2016Introduced in House
- May 19, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 80, May 19, 2016, page H2880.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To invalidate the reinterpretation of title IX through guidance issued by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice on May 13, 2016.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2016Introduced in House
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.
