[House Report 116-502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


116th Congress }                                          { Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  2d Session   }                                          { 116-502

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2574) TO AMEND TITLE VI 
  OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO RESTORE THE RIGHT TO INDIVIDUAL 
   CIVIL ACTIONS IN CASES INVOLVING DISPARATE IMPACT, AND FOR OTHER 
   PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2639) TO 
 ESTABLISH THE STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; 
   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2694) TO ELIMINATE 
  DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ECONOMIC SECURITY BY 
ENSURING REASONABLE WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR WORKERS WHOSE ABILITY 
TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF A JOB ARE LIMITED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, 
  OR A RELATED MEDICAL CONDITION; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 
 RESOLUTION (H. RES. 908) CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT 
             AS RELATED TO COVID-19; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 14, 2020.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Ms. Scanlon, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1107]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1107, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2574, the 
Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Labor. The resolution waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor 
now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of this report, shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The resolution provides for consideration 
of H.R. 2369, the Strength in Diversity Act of 2020, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 116-62 shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. Section 3 of the resolution provides that following 
debate, each further amendment printed in part B of this report 
not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant 
to section 4 shall be considered only in the order printed in 
this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question. Section 4 of the 
resolution provides that at any time after debate the chair of 
the Committee on Education and Labor or his designee may offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in 
part B of this report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or 
their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The 
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part B of this report and amendments en bloc 
described in section 4. The resolution provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The resolution further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers 
Fairness Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education 
and Labor. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution 
provides for one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The resolution provides for consideration of H. 
Res. 908, Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as 
related to COVID-19, under a closed rule. The resolution 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of 
order against consideration of the resolution. The resolution 
provides that H. Res. 908 shall be considered as read. The 
resolution amends H. Res. 967, agreed to May 15, 2020 (as 
amended by House Resolution 1053, agreed to July 20, 2020): (1) 
in section 4, by striking ``September 21, 2020'' and inserting 
``November 20, 2020''; (2) in section 11, by striking 
``calendar day of September 20, 2020'' and inserting 
``legislative day of November 20, 2020''; and (3) in section 
12, by striking ``September 21, 2020'' and inserting ``November 
20, 2020''.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 2574 includes waivers of the following:
           Clause 12(a)(1) of rule XXI, which prohibits 
        consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable 
        electronic comparative print that shows how the bill 
        proposes to change current law.
           Clause 12(b) of rule XXI, which prohibits 
        consideration of a bill unless there is a searchable 
        electronic comparative print that shows how the text of 
        the bill as proposed to be considered differs from the 
        text of the bill as reported.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 2574, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 2639, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 2639, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of this report or against 
amendments en bloc described in Section 4 of the resolution, 
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 
is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 2694 includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, 
which requires the inclusion of committee cost estimate in a 
committee report. A CBO cost estimate on H.R. 2694 was not 
available at the time the Committee on Education and Labor 
filed its report.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 2694, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H. Res. 908, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against consideration of the resolution. The 
waiver of all points of order against consideration of the 
resolution is prophylactic.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 346

    Motion by Mr. Cole to provide an open rule for H.R. 2639, 
H.R. 2694, and H.R. 2574. Defeated: 3-7

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Hastings....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Yea
Mrs. Torres.....................................          Nay   Mr. Woodall.......................          Yea
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Nay   Mr. Burgess.......................  ............
Mr. Raskin......................................          Nay   Mrs. Lesko........................          Yea
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Nay
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Nay
Ms. Shalala.....................................          Nay
Ms. Matsui......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 347

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Hastings....................................  ............  Mr. Cole..........................          Nay
Mrs. Torres.....................................          Yea   Mr. Woodall.......................          Nay
Mr. Perlmutter..................................          Yea   Mr. Burgess.......................  ............
Mr. Raskin......................................          Yea   Mrs. Lesko........................          Nay
Ms. Scanlon.....................................          Yea
Mr. Morelle.....................................          Yea
Ms. Shalala.....................................          Yea
Ms. Matsui......................................  ............
Mr. McGovern, Chairman..........................          Yea
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 SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2574 IN PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Scott, Bobby (VA): Clarifies the role of the Special 
Assistant position at the Department of Education created in 
the bill.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2639 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Torres, Norma (CA), Moulton (MA): Adds new criteria for 
evaluating grant applications, factoring in the impact of the 
likelihood the grant will lead to a meaningful reduction in 
racial and economic isolation for children in schools. The 
amendment also prioritizes entities that coordinate with local 
housing agencies to integrate schools that serve a 
disproportionately low number of low-income students. (10 
minutes)
    2. Allen (GA): Provides school districts flexibility with 
their funds under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment 
Grants to carry out integration activities. (10 minutes)
    3. Brown (MD): Allows eligible entities to use grant funds 
to recruit, hire, and train school counselors. (10 minutes)
    4. Brown (MD): Includes, in the annual report, a 
description of how eligible entities will continue to make 
improvements toward increasing diversity and decreasing racial 
or socioeconomic isolation in covered schools and sustain 
inclusion. (10 minutes)
    5. Cooper (TN), Lee, Barbara (CA): Gives school districts 
that had previously submitted an application under the Obama-
era program before it was terminated priority to reapply to 
this new program. (10 minutes)
    6. Dean (PA): Ensures that State Education Agencies have 
procedures in place to assess and prevent the redrawing of 
school district lines in a manner that increases racial or 
socioeconomic isolation. (10 minutes)
    7. Escobar (TX): Modifies the application section to 
require information on how eligible entities propose to use 
grant funds to support interventions to increase student 
diversity. Additionally, in the case of the consortium 
agencies, an eligible entity will be required to establish the 
lead applicant and how grant funds will be divided among school 
districts to address racial and socioeconomic segregation in 
schools. (10 minutes)
    8. Green, Al (TX): Recommends replacing entrance exams and 
competitive application procedures with other methods to 
promote racial and socioeconomic diversity. (10 minutes)
    9. Moulton (MA): Expands the allowable uses of 
implementation grants to include creating or improving a one-
stop enrollment process for students with multiple public 
school options, including making school information and data 
more accessible and easier to understand. (10 minutes)
    10. Moulton (MA): Adds access to mental health resources 
and social-emotional learning as a performance measure for the 
grant program. Students attending racially isolated, high-
poverty schools have less access to resources, and school 
integration will help foster equitable access to resources. (10 
minutes)
    11. Mucarsel-Powell (FL): Ensures that planning grants to 
address racial and socioeconomic isolation in schools can be 
used to increase teacher diversity. (10 minutes)
    12. Tlaib (MI): Includes a requirement that an eligible 
entity that receives a grant must include in its annual report 
information on the progress of regional programs on reducing 
racial and socioeconomic isolation in covered schools. (10 
minutes)

      PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2574 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 4, line 22, strike ``evaluate equity and inclusion 
programs'' and insert ``evaluate efforts to engender program 
compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and inform individuals of their rights 
under such Act''.
  Page 4, line 24, insert ``, in a manner consistent with such 
Act'' after ``activities''.
  Page 5, beginning on line 1, strike ``all matters relating to 
equity and inclusion in a manner consistent'' and insert 
``matters relating to compliance''.
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         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2639 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, line 2, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 3, line 7, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 3, after line 7, insert the following:
                  (C) the likelihood that the grant will lead 
                to a meaningful reduction in racial and 
                economic isolation for children in covered 
                schools.
  Page 3, after line 19, insert the following:
                  (C) Third, to an eligible entity that 
                demonstrates meaningful coordination with local 
                housing agencies to increase access to schools 
                that have a disproportionately low number of 
                low-income students.

2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Allen of Georgia or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 1 and all that follows through the end of the 
bill and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

   This Act may be cited as the ``Strength in Diversity Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this Act is to support the development, 
implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive strategies to 
address the effects of racial isolation or concentrated poverty 
by increasing diversity, including racial diversity and 
socioeconomic diversity, in covered schools.

SEC. 3. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RACIAL 
                    OR SOCIOECONOMIC ISOLATION.

  (a) Local Uses of Funds.--A local educational agency, or 
consortium of such agencies, that receives an allocation under 
section 4105(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7115(a)) for a fiscal year may use such 
funds to develop or implement comprehensive strategies to 
improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or 
socioeconomic isolation in covered schools.
  (b) Local Educational Agency Applications.--A local 
educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, that 
intends to use an allocation under section 4105(a) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7115(a)) for the purposes described in subsection (a) shall 
include in the application such local educational agency or 
consortium submits under section 4106 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
7116) a description of--
          (1) the comprehensive strategies to be carried out 
        under subsection (a);
          (2) the robust parent, student, teacher, school 
        leader, and community engagement that has been 
        conducted, or will be conducted, in the planning and 
        implementation of such comprehensive strategies, such 
        as through--
                  (A) consultation with appropriate officials 
                of Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations 
                approved by the Tribes located in the area 
                served by such agency or consortium;
                  (B) consultation with other community 
                entities, which may include local housing or 
                transportation authorities;
                  (C) public hearings or other open forums to 
                inform the development of such comprehensive 
                strategies; and
                  (D) outreach to parents and students, in a 
                language that parents and students can 
                understand, and consultation with students and 
                families within such agency or consortium that 
                is designed to ensure participation in the 
                planning and development of such comprehensive 
                strategies; and
          (3) how such projects or activities will comply with 
        Federal law.
  (c) Special Rules.--
          (1) Assurances.--A local educational agency, or 
        consortium of such agencies, that intends to use an 
        allocation under section 4105(a) of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7115(a)) for 
        the purposes described in subsection (a) shall be 
        required to provide only one of the assurances 
        described in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of section 
        4106(e)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7116(e)(2)).
          (2) Transportation.--Notwithstanding section 426 of 
        the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1228), 
        activities carried out to meet the purposes of 
        subsection (a) may include transportation if such 
        transportation--
                  (A) is sustainable after the allocation 
                received under section 4105(a) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 7115(a)) expires; and
                  (B) does not represent a significant portion 
                of such allocation.
  (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
          (1) Covered school.--The term ``covered school'' 
        means--
                  (A) a publicly-funded early childhood 
                education program;
                  (B) a public elementary school; or
                  (C) a public secondary school.
          (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', 
        ``local educational agency'', ``school leader'', and 
        ``secondary school'' have the meanings given those 
        terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
          (3) Publicly-funded early childhood education 
        program.--The term ``publicly-funded early childhood 
        education program'' means an early childhood education 
        program (as defined in section 103(8) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(8)) that receives 
        State or Federal funds.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 10, line 11, insert ``school counselors,'' after 
``administrators,''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown of Maryland or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, line 17, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 12, line 18, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 12, after line 18, insert the following:
          (4) a description of how the eligible entity will 
        continue to make improvements toward increasing 
        diversity and decreasing racial or socioeconomic 
        isolation in covered schools and sustaining inclusion.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cooper of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, line 11, strike ``(A) First'' and insert ``(B) 
Second''.
  Page 3, after line 10, insert the following:
                  (A) First, to an eligible entity that 
                submitted an application for a grant under the 
                Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities program 
                described in the notice published by the 
                Department of Education in the Federal Register 
                on December 14, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90343 et 
                seq.).
  Page 3, line 15, strike ``(B) Second'' and insert ``(C) 
Third''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dean of Pennsylvania or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 1, line 10, insert ``and state'' after ``national''.
  Page 1, line 11, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert the 
following:
  (a) National Activities.--The Secretary
  Page 2, after line 3, insert the following:
  (b) State Activities.--The Secretary may reserve not more 
than 10 percent of the amounts made available under section 10 
for a fiscal year for planning grants and implementation grants 
made to State educational agencies under section 4.
  Page 7, line 9, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 7, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 7, after line 20, insert the following:
          (11) in the case of an application by a State 
        education agency, a demonstration that the agency has 
        procedures in place--
                  (A) to assess and prevent the redrawing of 
                school district lines in a manner that 
                increases racial or socioeconomic isolation;
                  (B) to assess the segregation impacts of new 
                school construction proposals and to prioritize 
                school construction funding that will 
                foreseeably increase racial and economic 
                integration; and
                  (C) to include progress toward reduction of 
                racial and economic isolation as a factor in 
                its State plan under section 1111 of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 6311).
  Page 13, line 14, insert ``a State educational agency,'' 
after ``means''.
  Page 13, beginning on line 23, strike ``and `Secretary''' and 
insert ```Secretary', and `State educational agency'''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Escobar of Texas or Her 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, line 19, after ``diversity'' insert ``for students''.
  Page 7, line 9, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 7, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 7, after line 20, insert the following:
          (11) in the case of an application by a consortium of 
        local educational agencies, a specification of which 
        agency is the lead applicant, and how the grant funds 
        will be divided among the school districts served by 
        such consortium.
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 8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Green of Texas or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, after line 7, insert the following:
          (8) If applicable, developing an implementation plan 
        to replace entrance exams or other competitive 
        application procedures with methods of student 
        assignment to promote racial and socioeconomic 
        diversity.
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      9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moulton of 
        Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 11, after line 7, insert the following:
                  (F) Creating or improving systems and 
                partnerships to create a one-stop enrollment 
                process for students with multiple public 
                school options, including making school 
                information and data more accessible and easy 
                to understand, in order to ensure access to low 
                poverty or high-performing schools for low-
                income children and to promote racial and 
                socioeconomic diversity.
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      10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moulton of 
        Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, line 3, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
  Page 12, after line 2, insert the following:
                  (E) improving access to mental health and 
                social-emotional learning;
  Page 12, line 4, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
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  11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mucarsel-Powell of 
           Florida or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 6, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 8, line 10, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 8, after line 10, insert the following:
                  (C) teacher diversity in covered schools, and 
                plans for expanding teacher diversity.
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 12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tlaib of Michigan or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, line 17, strike ``and''.
  Page 12, line 18, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 12, after line 18, insert the following:
          (4) information on the progress of regional programs 
        on reducing racial and socioeconomic isolation in 
        covered schools, if applicable.

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