H.R. 3836: Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-11 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021

Plain summary

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to take specified actions (e.g., withholding funds and issuing cease-and-desist orders) for schools that allow school personnel, law enforcement officers, or school security guards to subject students to corporal punishment. The bill also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment. Each state educational agency (SEA) that receives federal funding must submit specified information to ED, including a school climate report that describes the SEA's policies and procedures related to exclusionary and aversive discipline practices in schools. Additionally, the bill authorizes ED to award three-year grants to SEAs and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices. ED must promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance with the bill. The Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior must ensure that the schools they operate or fund also comply with these regulations.

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Official text

Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · 30 cosponsors

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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3836.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3836 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117