HR 5294
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Department of Justice
Education programs funding
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 19, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 19, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Student Privacy Protection and Safety Act of 2016
This bill invalidates the Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students, dated May 13, 2016, that was issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to provide guidance to schools receiving federal financial assistance about the treatment of transgender students under the prohibitions against sex discrimination in title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
The invalidation applies until superseded by an Act of Congress that directs federal departments to issue guidance on transgender issues.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.