Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 17, 2016)
Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act
This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to publish, on its website, the names of institutions of higher education (IHEs) that request and IHEs that receive religious exemptions from title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. (Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.)
Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an IHE that requests or receives a religious exemption from title IX to publish, on its website, certain information with respect to such exemption.
What just happenedMay 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 17, 2016
- May 17, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 17, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 17, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House