Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 10, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015
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 made 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.
Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action in any appropriate U.S. district court for a violation of this Act.
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 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Nov 3, 2015; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 11, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Mar 3, 2015 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 17, 2015 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Nov 3, 2015 |
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 Feb 10, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 S3845 | Al Franken D-MN | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1029 | Cory A. Booker D-NJ | Feb 23, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 846 | Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 29, 2015 |
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 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
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