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HR 1522 102th Congress House Education Child welfare Federal aid to education Punishment School discipline Students' rights

To deny funds to educational programs that allow corporal punishment.

Introduced: March 20, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 11, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from Education.
Apr 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Apr 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Mar 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 20, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to deny funds to educational programs of entities that have policies allowing an individual to inflict corporal punishment or bodily pain upon a child as a form of punishment. (Makes exceptions for reasonable and necessary uses of physical restraint to: (1) protect self, a child, or others from physical injury; (2) obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object; or (3) protect property from serious damage.)

What's happening now June 18, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 31, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1522: To deny funds to educational programs that allow corporal punishment.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1522/
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