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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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