3.0.0 439 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-10 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-10T22:19:18Z Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015 114 846 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Related bill CRS 2015-02-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-02-10 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-02-10 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-02-10 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-02-10 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-02-10 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-02-10 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-02-10 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-02-10 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-02-10 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-02-10 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-02-10 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-02-10 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-02-10 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-02-10 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-02-10 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-02-10 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-02-10 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-02-11 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-02-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-02-12 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-02-24 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2015-03-03 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2015-03-17 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-04-13 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-04-13 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2015-04-15 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-04-16 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2015-04-21 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-04-30 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2015-05-04 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-05-19 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-05-19 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-06-01 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-06-03 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-06-09 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2015-06-23 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-06-25 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-07-07 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-07-09 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2015-07-13 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-11-03 False 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 Education 00 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-10T19:55:35Z Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015

Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates.

Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination.

Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct made unlawful under this Act.

Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them.

Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail.

Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action in any appropriate U.S. district court for a violation of this Act.

Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.

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