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13-H1652 on Jul 8, 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 made 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.

  Opponent's argument against bill:(by Cato Institute reported on Fox News): A bill in Congress that would prohibit discrimination in public schools based on sexual orientation or gender identity could stifle free speech and even lead to "homosexual indoctrination" in the nation's classrooms, critics say.

  "The real danger is how this will be interpreted," said the associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute. "The definition of harassment could be broadly interpreted that anybody who expressed a totally legitimate opinion about homosexual behavior could be made illegal. That's a violation of those kids who want to express opposition to LGBT opinions or behavior. People have a legitimate reason to be concerned about this--not because they're 'haters' but because you're now trying to balance different rights."

  Proponent's argument for bill: (Rep. Jared POLIS, House sponsor): "Hatred has no place in the classroom. Every student has the right to an education free from harassment and violence. This bill will protect the freedoms of our students and enshrine the values of equality and opportunity in the classroom."

  Also see the related Senate bill S.1088

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  Participating counts on VoteMatch question 3. Question 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
  • Topic: Civil Rights
  • Headline: Sponsored enforcing against anti-gay discrimination in public schools (Score: 2)
  • Headline 2: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools (Score: 2)
    
    Participating counts on AmericansElect question 7.
  • Headline: Sponsored enforcing against anti-gay discrimination in public schools (Answer: C)
  • Headline 2: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools (Answer: C)
  • AmericansElect Quiz Question 7 on Social Issues: When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
    • A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
    • B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
    • C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
    • D: Unsure
    
    
    
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  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
  • Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
  
  
  

  Democrats participating in 13-H1652
  Rob Andrews	s2o	New Jersey Democrat (resigned 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Ron Barber	s2o	Arizona Democrat	Jun 11, 2013
  Karen Bass	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Joyce Beatty	s2o	Ohio Democrat	Oct 4, 2013
  Xavier Becerra	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 24, 2013
  Ami Bera	s2o	California Democrat	Sep 27, 2013
  Timothy Bishop	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Earl Blumenauer	s2o	Oregon Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Suzanne Bonamici	s2o	Oregon Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Robert Brady	s2o	Pennsylvania Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Bruce Braley	s2o	IA Democratic Challenger	Apr 18, 2013
  Corrine Brown	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 25, 2013
  Julia Brownley	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 26, 2013
  Lois Capps	s2o	California Democrat (retiring 2016)	Apr 18, 2013
  Michael Capuano	s2o	MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009)	Apr 18, 2013
  Tony Cardenas	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  John Carney	s2o	Delaware Democrat	Oct 8, 2013
  Andre Carson	s2o	Indiana Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Matt Cartwright	s2o	Pennsylvania Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Kathy Castor	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Joaquin Castro	s2o	Texas Democrat	Oct 28, 2013
  Judy Chu	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  David Cicilline	s2o	Rhode Island Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Yvette Clarke	s2o	New York Democrat	Jun 12, 2013
  Emmanuel Cleaver	s2o	Missouri Democrat	Jun 12, 2013
  Steve Cohen	s2o	Tennessee Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Gerry Connolly	s2o	Virginia Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  John Conyers	s2o	Michigan Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jim Costa	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Joe Courtney	s2o	Connecticut Democrat	May 16, 2013
  Joseph Crowley	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Elijah Cummings	s2o	Maryland Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Susan Davis	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Peter Defazio	s2o	Oregon Democrat	Jun 12, 2013
  Diana DeGette	s2o	Colorado Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  John Delaney	s2o	Maryland Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Rosa DeLauro	s2o	Connecticut Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Suzan DelBene	s2o	Washington Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Ted Deutch	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  John Dingell	s2o	Michigan Democrat (retiring 2014)	Apr 23, 2013
  Lloyd Doggett	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Mike Doyle	s2o	Pennsylvania Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Donna Edwards	s2o	Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016)	Apr 18, 2013
  Keith Ellison	s2o	Minnesota Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Eliot Engel	s2o	New York Democrat/Liberal	Apr 18, 2013
  Elizabeth Esty	s2o	Connecticut Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Sam Farr	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Chaka Fattah	s2o	Pennsylvania Democrat	Oct 28, 2013
  Lois Frankel	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Marcia Fudge	s2o	Ohio Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Joe Garcia	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Al Green	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Raul Grijalva	s2o	Arizona Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Luis Gutierrez	s2o	Illinois Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Janice Hahn	s2o	California Democrat (retiring 2016)	Apr 18, 2013
  Colleen Hanabusa	s2o	Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014)	May 6, 2013
  Alcee Hastings	s2o	Florida Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Brian Higgins	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jim Himes	s2o	Connecticut Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Ruben Hinojosa	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Rush Holt	s2o	New Jersey Democrat (retiring 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Mike Honda	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 25, 2013
  Jared Huffman	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Steve Israel	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Sheila Jackson Lee	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Eddie Bernice Johnson	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Hank Johnson	s2o	Georgia Democrat	May 21, 2013
  Marcy Kaptur	s2o	Ohio Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Bill Keating	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Dan Kildee	s2o	Michigan Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Ron Kind	s2o	WI Former Democratic challenger (2012)	Apr 18, 2013
  Ann Kirkpatrick	s2o	Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016)	May 21, 2013
  Annie Kuster	s2o	New Hampshire Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  James Langevin	s2o	Rhode Island Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Rick Larsen	s2o	Washington Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Barbara Lee	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Sander Levin	s2o	Michigan Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  John Lewis	s2o	Georgia Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  David Loebsack	s2o	Iowa Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Zoe Lofgren	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Alan Lowenthal	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Nita Lowey	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Ben Ray Lujan	s2o	New Mexico Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Michelle Lujan-Grisham	s2o	New Mexico Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Steve Lynch	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat (Senate run 2013)	Apr 18, 2013
  Dan Maffei	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 25, 2013
  Carolyn Maloney	s2o	New York Democrat/Liberal	Apr 18, 2013
  Sean Maloney	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Ed Markey	s2o	MA Democratic Challenger	Apr 18, 2013
  Doris Matsui	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Carolyn McCarthy	s2o	New York Dem. (retiring 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Betty McCollum	s2o	Minnesota Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jim McDermott	s2o	Washington Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jim McGovern	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Gloria Negrete McLeod	s2o	California Democrat (County run 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Jerry McNerney	s2o	California Democrat	May 21, 2013
  Gregory Meeks	s2o	New York Dem./Working-Families	Apr 18, 2013
  Grace Meng	s2o	New York Democrat	Jul 24, 2013
  Michael Michaud	s2o	Maine Democratic Governor Challenger	Apr 18, 2013
  George Miller	s2o	California Democrat (retiring 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Gwen Moore	s2o	Wisconsin Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  James Moran	s2o	Virginia Democrat (retiring 2014)	Apr 18, 2013
  Patrick Murphy	s2o	FL Democratic Senate candidate	Apr 23, 2013
  Jerrold Nadler	s2o	New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families	Apr 18, 2013
  Grace Napolitano	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Richard Neal	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat	Oct 28, 2013
  Rick Nolan	s2o	Minnesota Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Eleanor Holmes Norton	s2o	District of Columbia Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Beto O`Rourke	s2o	Texas Democrat	Oct 28, 2013
  Frank Pallone	s2o	New Jersey Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Bill Pascrell	s2o	New Jersey Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Donald Payne Jr.	s2o	New Jersey Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Nancy Pelosi	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Ed Perlmutter	s2o	Colorado Democrat	Apr 26, 2013
  Gary Peters	s2o	MI Democratic Challenger	Apr 18, 2013
  Scott Peters	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Chellie Pingree	s2o	Maine Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Mark Pocan	s2o	Wisconsin Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jared Polis	s1p	Colorado Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  David Eugene Price	s2o	North Carolina Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Mike Quigley	s2o	Illinois Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Charles Rangel	s2o	New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016)	Apr 18, 2013
  Lucille Roybal-Allard	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Bobby Rush	s2o	Illinois Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Tim Ryan	s2o	Ohio Democrat	May 6, 2013
  Gregorio Sablan	s2o	Marianas Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Linda Sanchez	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Loretta Sanchez	s2o	CA Democratic Senate candidate	May 21, 2013
  John Sarbanes	s2o	Maryland Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jan Schakowsky	s2o	Illinois Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Adam Schiff	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Brad Schneider	s2o	Illinois Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Allyson Schwartz	s2o	PA Democratic Challenger	Apr 18, 2013
  Bobby Scott	s2o	Virginia Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Jose Serrano	s2o	New York Democrat/Liberal	Apr 18, 2013
  Terri Sewell	s2o	Alabama Democrat	Apr 23, 2013
  Carol Shea-Porter	s2o	New Hampshire Democrat	May 21, 2013
  Brad Sherman	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Kyrsten Sinema	s2o	Arizona Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Albio Sires	s2o	New Jersey Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Louise Slaughter	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  David Adam Smith	s2o	Washington Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Jackie Speier	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Eric Swalwell	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Mark Takano	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  John Tierney	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat	Apr 24, 2013
  Dina Titus	s2o	Nevada Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Paul Tonko	s2o	New York Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Niki Tsongas	s2o	Massachusetts Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Chris Van Hollen	s2o	Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016)	Apr 18, 2013
  Juan Vargas	s2o	California Democrat	Apr 18, 2013
  Marc Veasey	s2o	Texas Democrat	Apr 25, 2013
  Filemon Vela	s2o	Texas Democrat	May 9, 2013
  Nydia Velazquez	s2o	New York Democrat/Working-Families	Jun 12, 2013
  Tim Walz	s2o	M