Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending Students' Civil Rights Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any federally funded program or activity.
Specifically, the bill includes the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy as a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities.
The bill defines critical race pedagogy as the separation of students or teachers, or the assignment of characteristics or assumptions, based on race, color, or national origin. The bill defines critical race theory as a curriculum that establishes specified principles relating to race or sex, including that (1) one race or sex is inherently superior to another, (2) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist, and (3) an individual bears responsibility for the past actions of others of the same race or sex.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2021 to Oct 8, 2021; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Sep 28, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Oct 8, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2021 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Sep 28, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 167, no. 169, September 28, 2021, page H5506.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make using critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance a violation of such Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021
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.
- Sep 28, 2021Introduced 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.
