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H.R. 1652: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

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H.R. 1652: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-18 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Plain summary

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 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 193 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James A. Himes (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 133 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1652 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113