HR 2639 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

Introduced May 9, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Marcia L. Fudge D-OH

Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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.

IntroducedMay 9, 2019
Passed HouseSep 15, 2020
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools.

Specifically, ED may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies. A recipient of a planning grant must use the grant to support students through certain activities, such as developing options to improve diversity in schools (e.g., weighted lotteries or school boundary redesign).

Further, a recipient of an implementation grant must implement a high-quality plan to support students. This plan must, among other things, include a comprehensive set of strategies that are designed to improve academic outcomes for all students, particularly students of color and low-income students. A grant recipient may also use the grant for certain activities, such as recruiting additional teachers and staff, investing in specialized academic programs, and developing innovative and equitable school assignment plans.

Additionally, ED may carry out national activities under the grant program, such as developing best practices for grant recipients and other experts in school diversity.

The bill also requires ED to establish performance measures for the program and its related activities.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 189	On Passage	Passed248–167	Sep 15, 2020

House 188	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to379–34	Sep 15, 2020

House 187	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed171–243	Sep 15, 2020

Cosponsors 105

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2019 to Sep 8, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan	Original	May 9, 2019
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Original	May 9, 2019
D-NC	Alma S. Adams		May 16, 2019
D-MI	Andy Levin		May 16, 2019
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond		May 16, 2019
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		May 16, 2019
D-MD	David J. Trone		May 16, 2019
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		May 16, 2019
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson		May 16, 2019
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield		May 16, 2019
D-MN	Ilhan Omar		May 16, 2019
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		May 16, 2019
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		May 16, 2019
D-CT	Joe Courtney		May 16, 2019
D-CO	Joe Neguse		May 16, 2019
D-OH	Joyce Beatty		May 16, 2019
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester		May 16, 2019
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier		May 16, 2019
D-PA	Mary Gay Scanlon		May 16, 2019
D-WA	Pramila Jayapal		May 16, 2019
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		May 16, 2019
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		May 16, 2019
D-TN	Steve Cohen		May 16, 2019
D-PA	Susan Wild		May 16, 2019
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		May 16, 2019
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke		May 16, 2019
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman		May 22, 2019
D-MA	James P. McGovern		May 22, 2019
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly		May 22, 2019
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee		May 22, 2019
D-OR	Suzanne Bonamici		May 22, 2019
D-VA	Abigail Davis Spanberger		Jun 24, 2019
D-TX	Al Green		Jun 24, 2019
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Jun 24, 2019
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.		Oct 21, 2019
D-IN	André Carson		Jan 29, 2020
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown		Jan 29, 2020
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Jan 29, 2020
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.		Jan 29, 2020
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Jan 29, 2020
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Jan 29, 2020
D-SC	James E. Clyburn		Jan 29, 2020
D-GA	Lucy McBath		Jan 29, 2020
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey		Jan 29, 2020
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Jan 29, 2020
D-VI	Stacey E. Plaskett		Jan 29, 2020
D-AL	Terri A. Sewell		Jan 29, 2020
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred		Feb 7, 2020
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle		Feb 7, 2020
D-IL	Lauren Underwood		Feb 7, 2020
D-CA	Mark Takano		Feb 7, 2020
D-MN	Angie Craig		Jun 11, 2020
D-MI	Brenda L. Lawrence		Jun 11, 2020
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		Jun 11, 2020
D-WA	Kim Schrier		Jun 11, 2020
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Jun 22, 2020
D-NY	Eliot L. Engel		Jun 22, 2020
D-FL	Kathy Castor		Jun 22, 2020
D-MA	Lori Trahan		Jun 22, 2020
D-TX	Sylvia R. Garcia		Aug 14, 2020
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat		Sep 4, 2020
D-FL	Al Lawson, Jr.		Sep 4, 2020
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Sep 4, 2020
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		Sep 4, 2020
D-MA	Ayanna Pressley		Sep 4, 2020
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Sep 4, 2020
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján		Sep 4, 2020
D-IL	Bill Foster		Sep 4, 2020
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee		Sep 4, 2020
D-FL	Darren Soto		Sep 4, 2020
D-NC	David E. Price		Sep 4, 2020
D-RI	David N. Cicilline		Sep 4, 2020
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz		Sep 4, 2020
D-NM	Debra A. Haaland		Sep 4, 2020
D-CO	Diana DeGette		Sep 4, 2020
D-NJ	Donald Norcross		Sep 4, 2020
D-PA	Dwight Evans		Sep 4, 2020
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Sep 4, 2020
D-TX	Filemon Vela		Sep 4, 2020
D-VA	Gerald E. Connolly		Sep 4, 2020
D-NY	Grace Meng		Sep 4, 2020
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens		Sep 4, 2020
D-CA	Jackie Speier		Sep 4, 2020
D-MD	Jamie Raskin		Sep 4, 2020
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Sep 4, 2020
D-TX	Joaquin Castro		Sep 4, 2020
D-CT	John B. Larson		Sep 4, 2020
D-CA	Karen Bass		Sep 4, 2020
D-MA	Katherine M. Clark		Sep 4, 2020
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		Sep 4, 2020
D-PA	Madeleine Dean		Sep 4, 2020
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Sep 4, 2020
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez		Sep 4, 2020
D-VT	Peter Welch		Sep 4, 2020
D-CT	Rosa L. DeLauro		Sep 4, 2020
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Sep 4, 2020
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Sep 4, 2020
D-NJ	Tom Malinowski		Sep 4, 2020
D-VA	A. Donald McEachin		Sep 8, 2020
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Sep 8, 2020
D-NY	Antonio Delgado		Sep 8, 2020
D-GA	David Scott		Sep 8, 2020
D-WI	Gwen Moore		Sep 8, 2020
D-IL	Jesús G. "Chuy" García		Sep 8, 2020
D-MA	Seth Moulton		Sep 8, 2020

Committees 2

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 9, 2019Markup May 16, 2019Reported Sep 8, 2020
Senate	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee	Referred Sep 16, 2020

Actions 26

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 16, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 15, 2020Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1107. (consideration: CR H4400-4414)
Sep 15, 2020Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2574, H.R. 2639, H.R. 2694 and H. Res. 908. Provides for one hour of debate on each measure. The previous question will be considered as ordered on each measure without intervening motions except for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on H.R. 2574, H.R. 2639, and H.R. 2694.
Sep 15, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2639.
Sep 15, 2020DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres (CA) amendment No. 1.

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In the Congressional Record 1

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
House	Debate and remarks H4391–H4400, H4400–H4416Text printed H4391, H4400Amendments H4398, H4407, H4408, H4409, H4410, H4411, H4412Recorded votes H4398, H4399, H4413, H4414, H4415Allen amendment (provide school districts flexibility with funds under Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants to carry out integration activities)consideration (H. Res. 1107), previous questionenactMoulton amendment (expand allowable uses of diversity implementation grants to include creating or improving one-stop enrollment processes for students with multiple public school options)Lists H4399, H4400, H4414, H4415, H4416Votes recorded by proxy on Allen amendment to H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity ActVotes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1107, consideration of H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity ActVotes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity ActVotes recorded by proxy on Moulton amendment to H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1107, consideration of H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity Act	Al Green D-TX (amendment), Alma S. Adams D-NC, Andy Levin D-MI, Anthony G. Brown D-MD (amendment), Barbara Lee D-CA, Dan Bishop R-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FL (amendment), Donna E. Shalala D-FL, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Jim Cooper D-TN (amendment), Joyce Beatty D-OH, Kweisi Mfume D-MD, Madeleine Dean D-PA (amendment), Marcia L. Fudge D-OH, Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA, Norma J. Torres D-CA (amendment), Rashida Tlaib D-MI (amendment), Rick W. Allen R-GA (amendment), Rob Woodall R-GA (amendment), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Seth Moulton D-MA (amendment), Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Veronica Escobar D-TX (amendment), Virginia Foxx R-NC	Sep 15, 2020

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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 116-496

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 5, 2019H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on May 16, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3681.

Amendments 6

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 875	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1107, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-62 is adopted.	Rules Committee	On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 876	An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-502 to add new criteria for evaluating grant applications, factoring in the impact of the likelihood the grant will lead to a meaningful reduction in racial and economic isolation for children in schools. The amendment also prioritizes entities that coordinate with local housing agencies to integrate schools that serve a disproportionately low number of low-income students.	Norma J. Torres D-CA	On agreeing to the Torres (CA) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 877	Amendment to provide school districts flexibility with their funds under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants to carry out integration activities.	Rick W. Allen R-GA	On agreeing to the Allen amendment (A003) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 171 - 243 (Roll no. 187).
HAmdt 878	Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments printed in Part B of House Report 116-502 as en bloc No. 1: Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12.	Marcia L. Fudge D-OH	On agreeing to the Fudge amendments (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 879	An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 116-502 to ensure that State Education Agencies have procedures in place to assess and prevent the redrawing of school district lines in a manner that increases racial or socioeconomic isolation.	Madeleine Dean D-PA	On agreeing to the Dean amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 1107	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2574) to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2639) to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2694) to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 908) condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19; and for other purposes.	Related bill	Sep 15, 2020
S 1418	Strength in Diversity Act of 2019	Related bill	May 9, 2019

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Reported to House: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Strength in Diversity Act of 2020
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 16, 2020Referred in Senate
Sep 15, 2020Engrossed in House
Sep 8, 2020Reported in House
May 9, 2019Introduced in House

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