S 2584
115th Congress
Senate
Education
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government liability
Legal fees and court costs
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
This bill prohibits discrimination, under a federally assisted program, against public school students on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.
The bill authorizes federal departments and agencies to terminate the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating this prohibition.
An aggrieved individual may assert a violation of this bill in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees. The Department of Justice is authorized to institute a civil action for a violation of this bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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