[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5328 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5328

To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make using certain pedagogies 
  in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance a 
             violation of such Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2023

    Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. 
LaMalfa, Mr. Perry, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Tiffany, and Mr. Biggs) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make using certain pedagogies 
  in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance a 
             violation of such Act, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Defending Students' Civil Rights Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION MAKING CERTAIN PEDAGOGIES A VIOLATION OF 
              THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.

    Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 607.  It is a violation of section 601 to use Federal 
financial assistance for any program or activity that is premised on 
the following:
            ``(1) The United States is a Nation founded on White 
        supremacy and oppression, or that White supremacy and 
        oppression are at the root of American society.
            ``(2) One race or sex is inherently superior to another 
        race or sex.
            ``(3) The United States is fundamentally racist or sexist.
            ``(4) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, 
        is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether 
        consciously or unconsciously.
            ``(5) An individual should be discriminated against or 
        receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the 
        individual's race or sex.
            ``(6) Members of one race or sex cannot and should not 
        attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex.
            ``(7) An individual's moral character is necessarily 
        determined by the individual's race or sex.
            ``(8) An individual, by virtue of the individual's race or 
        sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by 
        other members of the same race or sex.
            ``(9) Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, 
        anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account 
        of his or her race or sex.
            ``(10) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are 
        racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to 
        oppress another race.''.
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