HCONRES 396
108th Congress
House
Commemorations
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Discrimination in education
Discrimination in employment
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Homosexuality
Labor and Employment
Local laws
School districts
School personnel
Secondary education
Sex discrimination
Sexual harassment
Sexual orientation
Special days
State laws
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence and encouraging units of local government, States, and school districts to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees from discrimination and harassment.
Introduced: March 25, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 25, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 25, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence (designated April 21, 2004, a day on which participating students vow to remain silent for a full day to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees).
Encourages: (1) each unit of local government and each State to adopt laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees from discrimination and harassment; and (2) each school district in the United States to protect such individuals from discrimination and harassment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.