H.R. 2539 117th Congress House

Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants for hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Nydia M. Velázquez Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Education Age discriminationCrime preventionDisability and health-based discriminationEducation programs funding

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Elementary and secondary educationHate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Apr 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Apr 14, 2021

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to conduct hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education for secondary school students and students in middle grades. It also requires ED, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, to develop relevant curriculum requirements.

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Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 6

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Cosponsors 7

Carson, André

Indiana · Apr 14, 2021

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Apr 14, 2021

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Apr 14, 2021

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2021

MALONEY, CAROLYN

· Apr 14, 2021

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2021

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Apr 14, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2539: Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2539/

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"H.R. 2539: Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2539/.

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