Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5398
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-28
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Teaching, teachers, curricula

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defending Students' Civil Rights Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any federally funded program or activity. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>The bill defines <i>critical race pedagogy</i> as the separation of students or teachers, or the assignment of characteristics or assumptions, based on race, color, or national origin. The bill defines <i>critical race theory</i> 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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2021 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Duncan , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Biggs , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Harris , Mrs. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Babin , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Posey , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Buck , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Bishop of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2021 . 2. Rule of construction making critical race theory a violation of the Civil Rights Act Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 607. (a) It is a violation of section 601 to use critical race theory or critical race pedagogy in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. (b) In this section: (1) The term critical race pedagogy means— (A) separating students or teachers based on race, color, or national origin; or (B) assigning characteristics or assumptions to individuals based on race, color, or national origin. (2) The term critical race theory means a curriculum that establishes that— (A) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (B) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist; (C) an individual, by virtue of their race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (D) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the race or sex of such individual; (E) members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex; (F) an individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by the race or sex of such individual; (G) an individual, by virtue of their race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex; (H) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the race or sex of such individual; and (I) meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race or individual. .