Stop Wrongs to Our Kids’ Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022
Latest action · Jun 23, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 23, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022
This bill repeals Executive Order 13988, titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, that directs federal agencies to review all policies that implement non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex and extend such protections to the categories of gender identity and sexual orientation.
The bill also prohibits the Department of Agriculture from requiring state or local agencies, program operators, or sponsors that participate in the school meal programs to (1) investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, or (2) update non-discrimination policies and signage to include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2022 to Aug 26, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Jun 23, 2022 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jun 28, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Aug 26, 2022 |
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 23, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 168, no. 107, June 23, 2022, page H5878.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal Executive Order 13988 and prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from carrying out certain requirements relating to sexual orientation and gender identity for participation in school meal programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Wrongs to Our Kids’ Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced 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.
