Bill Sponsor
Senate Simple Resolution 201
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A resolution affirming the importance of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to women and girls, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.
Introduced
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 22, 2017
Overview
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Jun 22, 2017
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Jun 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
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Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
201
Congress
115
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
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Summary

Recognizes the increase in educational opportunities, including in sports, for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Encourages the Department of Education and Department of Justice to ensure that students have a safe learning environment by working to ensure schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex including sexual assault, harassment, domestic and dating violence, pregnancy, sex-stereotyping, and actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.

Recognizes that progress remains to ensure that no educational institution that receives federal funding discriminates against any persons because of their sex.

Recognizes the progress in education opportunities for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments.

Expresses the need to ensure students have a safe learning environment through schools' prevention efforts and responses to forms of discrimination and harassment based on one's sex.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/22/2017
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3736)
06/22/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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