HR 3444 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Strength in Diversity Act of 2023

Introduced May 17, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 17, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Strength in Diversity Act of 2023

This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) 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.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Oct 4, 2024; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMay 23, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownMay 23, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostMay 25, 2023
D-AZRuben GallegoMay 25, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMay 30, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 5, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanJun 5, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 22, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleSep 1, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOct 26, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterFeb 5, 2024
D-TXLizzie FletcherMar 20, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeOct 4, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred May 17, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: To support the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive strategies to address the effects of racial isolation or concentrated poverty by increasing diversity, including racial diversity and socioeconomic diversity, in covered schools.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 83, May 17, 2023, page H2429.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 729Strength in Diversity Act of 2021Reintroduction ofNov 23, 2021
S 1661Strength in Diversity Act of 2023Identical billMay 17, 2023
S 4535Strength in Diversity Act of 2026Cross-Congress related billMay 14, 2026

Titles 2

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 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House

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