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HR 2539 117th Congress House Education Age discrimination Crime prevention Disability and health-based discrimination Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Hate crimes Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Teaching, teachers, curricula

Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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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.

What's happening now April 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 14, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 14, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 14, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2021
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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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H.R. 2539, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2539/.
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[H.R. 2539: Education Against Hate Crimes Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2539/)
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