[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3937 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3937

 To promote dignity and nondiscrimination in the District of Columbia 
  Public Schools and the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2021

 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. 
   Jackson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To promote dignity and nondiscrimination in the District of Columbia 
  Public Schools and the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Critical Race Theory in D.C. 
Public Schools Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that administrators, faculty, and other 
employees of the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District 
of Columbia Public Charter Schools should maintain policies in 
accordance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.).

SEC. 3. DIGNITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) In General.--No employee of the District of Columbia Public 
Schools or the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools shall compel 
a teacher or student to adopt, affirm, adhere to, or profess ideas that 
promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating.
    (b) Directing or Compelling Students To Adopt Prohibited Ideas.--No 
course of instruction or unit of study in the District of Columbia 
Public Schools or the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools may 
direct or otherwise compel students to personally adopt, affirm, adhere 
to, or profess ideas that promote race or sex stereotyping or 
scapegoating.
    (c) Directing or Compelling Teachers To Adopt Prohibited Ideas.--No 
course of instruction, unit of study, or professional development or 
training program of the District of Columbia Public Schools or the 
District of Columbia Public Charter Schools may direct or otherwise 
compel teachers to personally adopt, affirm, adhere to, or profess 
ideas that promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating.
    (d) Race or Sex Stereotyping or Scapegoating Defined.--For the 
purposes of this Act, the term ``race or sex stereotyping or 
scapegoating'' consists of the following list of prohibited divisive 
concepts:
            (1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race 
        or sex.
            (2) The United States is fundamentally racist or sexist.
            (3) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is 
        inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously 
        or unconsciously.
            (4) An individual should be discriminated against or 
        receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or 
        her race or sex.
            (5) Members of one race or sex cannot and should not 
        attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex.
            (6) An individual's moral character is necessarily 
        determined by his or her race or sex.
            (7) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, 
        bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other 
        members of the same race or sex.
            (8) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, 
        or any other form of psychological distress on account of his 
        or her race or sex.
            (9) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are 
        racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to 
        oppress another.

SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application of a provision of 
this Act to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, 
the remainder of this Act, and the application of the provisions to any 
person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.
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