S. 555: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
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S. 555: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-10 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1558-1559) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
Plain summary
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011 - 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 they reasonably believe to be 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. 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.
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Official text
Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · 39 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Patty Murray (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s555.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112