To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Bill: 116-hr-5388
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-12-10
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Assault and harassment offenses

Congressional oversight

Department of Education

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Higher education

Sex offenses

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prevents the Department of Education from finalizing&nbsp;its 2018 proposed rule that proposes to modify the prohibition of sex discrimination under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.</p> <p>Currently, title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. Among other things, the proposed rule defines the conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and outlines the conditions that trigger a school's obligation to respond to allegations of sexual harassment. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Pressley , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , and Ms. Speier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

1. Prohibition on regulations that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination The Secretary of Education may not— (1) take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed amendments to regulations relating to the enforcement of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, published on November 29, 2018, under the heading Non-discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (83 Fed. Reg. 61462); or (2) propose or issue any rule or guidance that is in substantially the same form or substantially the same as any of such proposed amendments.