Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 21, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Office for Gender Equity to support state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in fully implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. The office may provide grants and perform activities to reduce or prevent discrimination, bias, harassment, or violence based on actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or stereotypes in all areas of education.
The office must provide technical assistance and annual training to title IX coordinators and develop a handbook for conducting self-evaluations of title IX compliance. The training must address "compound discrimination" (defined as discrimination based on sex and other characteristics, including race, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, religion, age, perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, and related stereotypes).
The office may award grants to eligible entities and partnerships to:
- train students, teachers, faculty, and personnel;
- increase campus resources, facilities, and course offerings;
- support title IX coordinators in performing outreach, advocacy, and education;
- identify patterns or systemic problems in title IX compliance;
- strengthen prevention education and awareness programs;
- conduct campus climate and victimization surveys;
- identify gender inequities; and
- improve data collection and reporting of gender equity indicators from academic assessments, civil rights data, campus data, employment data, attendance and absenteeism data, or title IX coordinator-to-student ratios.
ED must coordinate with the Institute of Education Sciences and other federal offices and entities to investigate, identify, and disseminate best practices to: (1) reduce and prevent sex stereotyping, bias, and discrimination in curricula and educational materials; (2) address sex-based harassment and violence on campuses; (3) develop counseling and career guidance training; (4) mitigate implicit bias in teaching and discipline; and (5) address the needs of students who face compound discrimination.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2018 to Dec 21, 2018; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 21, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 25, 2018 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 6, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 6, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 6, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 6, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Aug 31, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 26, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 30, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Dec 21, 2018 |
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 Jun 21, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2018Referred 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. 164, no. 104, June 21, 2018, page H5506.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1421 | Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 22, 2017 |
| S 3110 | Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Jun 21, 2018 |
| HR 3828 | Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Age discrimination
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Department of Education
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Minority education
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2018Introduced 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.
