HR 5275
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016
Introduced: May 18, 2016
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To President
Became law
May 18, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 18, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016
This bill declares that it shall not be unlawful under federal law for a state or local government to enact or enforce a policy regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms or locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity. The bill prohibits the reduction or denial of federal financial assistance on the basis that a state or local government enacts or enforces such a policy.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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