US SR262 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)
Status: Introduced on June 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-24 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4461-4462)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-24 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4461-4462)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution (1) recognizes the increase in educational opportunities, including in sports, for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and (2) encourages the Department of Education and Department of Justice to ensure that students have a safe learning environment by working to ensure that schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex.
Title
A resolution affirming the importance of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all people, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.
Sponsors
| Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-24 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4461-4462) |
Same As/Similar To
HR459 (Same As) 2019-06-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assault and harassment offenses
Athletes
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional tributes
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
School athletics
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education
Women's health
Women's rights
Athletes
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Congressional tributes
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
School athletics
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education
Women's health
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/262/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres262/BILLS-116sres262is.pdf |
