Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5328
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-01
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defending Students' Civil Rights Act of </b><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits federally funded programs or activities from being premised on certain principles relating to race or sex.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for programs or activities that are premised on principles such as 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> <p>The bill includes the use of these principles 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>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5328 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 1, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Perry , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Biggs ) 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 certain pedagogies 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 2023 . 2. Rule of construction making certain pedagogies 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. It is a violation of section 601 to use Federal financial assistance for any program or activity that is premised on the following: (1) The United States is a Nation founded on White supremacy and oppression, or that White supremacy and oppression are at the root of American society. (2) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex. (3) The United States is fundamentally racist or sexist. (4) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. (5) An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual’s race or sex. (6) Members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex. (7) An individual’s moral character is necessarily determined by the individual’s race or sex. (8) An individual, by virtue of the individual’s race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex. (9) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex. (10) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race. .