HR 3445 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2023

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

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Latest action · May 17, 2023 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2023

This bill authorizes private civil causes of action for disparate impact violations (to the same extent as intentional violations) 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.

Education programs that receive financial assistance authorized or extended by the Department of Education (ED) must designate at least one Title VI compliance coordinator to carry out responsibilities and investigate complaints.

The bill requires ED to appoint a Special Assistant for Equity and Inclusion to (1) promote, coordinate, and evaluate efforts to engender program compliance and inform individuals of their rights; and (2) advise ED on matters relating to compliance.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to Oct 4, 2024; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMay 17, 2023
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJul 17, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalJul 9, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeOct 4, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 17, 2023
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 Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3200Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VAJul 11, 2023

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: Enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 730Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2021Reintroduction ofNov 23, 2021

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2023

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.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in House

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