3.0.0 3789 2022-12-30T17:47:45Z 2022-12-30T17:47:45Z House HR 2021-06-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 3789.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of theHouse of Representatives, the Committee finds the authorityfor this legislation in article 1, section 8 of theConstitution.[Page H2702]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-08T14:04:15Z 2021-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-06-29 False K000396 Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] Kaiali'i Kahele D HI 2 2021-08-27 False Education Education 00 2021-06-08 Introduced in House 2021-07-23T15:03:54Z Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments

This bill establishes grants and a committee within the Department of Education (ED) to assist schools with discontinuing the use of derogatory or discriminatory names or depictions as team names, mascots, or nicknames.

Specifically, the bill authorizes ED to make (1) grants to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to assist them in discontinuing the use of names or depictions that are derogatory or discriminatory; and (2) subsequent grants to schools to discontinue objectionable names or depictions and to Indian schools for construction or renovation.

Additionally, ED must establish a committee on Indian relations to (1) determine which names and depictions are derogatory or discriminatory, (2) identify schools that use derogatory or discriminatory names or descriptions and inform them of the availability of assistance in discontinuing their use, (3) assist ED in awarding grants, and (4) provide cultural proficiency training at grantee schools.

The bill lists Indians, Redskins, Braves, and Chiefs as derogatory or discriminatory names or depictions.

]]> Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Display Title Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3789ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3789ih.xml 2021-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.