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H.R. 6537 115th Congress House

Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to annually report on the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2018 Introduced by: Maxine Waters Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Age discriminationCongressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationDue process and equal protection
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Educational facilities and institutionsGovernment studies and investigationsRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act

This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (ED) to include in an annual report to ED, the President, and Congress specified information regarding federal civil rights violations by educational institutions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 25, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 25, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 25, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 25, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 25, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6537: Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6537/
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"H.R. 6537: Education Department Civil Rights Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6537/.
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H.R. 6537, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6537/.
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