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H.R. 2639: Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

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H.R. 2639: Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-09 · Education · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 187 (2020): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR2639 (2020-09-15), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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

Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

Plain summary

Strength in Diversity Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools. Specifically, ED may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies. A recipient of a planning grant must use the grant to support students through certain activities, such as developing options to improve diversity in schools (e.g., weighted lotteries or school boundary redesign). Further, a recipient of an implementation grant must implement a high-quality plan to support students. This plan must, among other things, include a comprehensive set of strategies that are designed to improve academic outcomes for all students, particularly students of color and low-income students. A grant recipient may also use the grant for certain activities, such as recruiting additional teachers and staff, investing in specialized academic programs, and developing innovative and equitable school assignment plans. Additionally, ED may carry out national activities under the grant program, such as developing best practices for grant recipients and other experts in school diversity. The bill also requires ED to establish performance measures for the program and its related activities.

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Official text

Strength in Diversity Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · 105 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2639, Strength in Diversity Act of 2019 (2019-06-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Al Green (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX) and 45 more.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr2639 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116