Bill > S1088

Introduced Session

Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits public school students from being excluded from participating in, or subject to discrimination under, any federally-assisted educational program on the basis of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or that of their associates. Considers harassment to be a form of discrimination. Prohibits retaliation against anyone for opposing conduct made unlawful under this Act. Authorizes federal departments and agencies to enforce these prohibitions by cutting off the educational assistance of recipients found to be violating them. Allows an aggrieved individual to assert a violation of this Act in a judicial proceeding and recover reasonable attorney's fees should they prevail. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute a civil action in any appropriate U.S. district court for a violation of this Act. Deems a state's receipt of federal educational assistance for a program to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity for conduct prohibited under this Act regarding such program.

Committee Categories

Al Franken (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Mark Begich (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Barbara Boxer (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Maria Cantwell (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Tom Carper (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Chris Coons (D),  William Cowan (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Kay Hagan (D),  Tom Harkin (D),  Martin Heinrich (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Tim Johnson (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Carl Levin (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Barbara Mikulski (D),  Chris Murphy (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Jack Reed (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Brian Schatz (D),  Chuck Schumer (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Debbie Stabenow (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Mark Udall (D),  Tom Udall (D),  John Walsh (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 06/04/2013)

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