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Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016 (H.R. 5275)
This law was last updated on Nov 7, 2018
This law is Anti–LGBTQ
Number
H.R. 5275
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
May 18, 2016
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 58
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 59
Full Bill Text
H.R. 5275 would make it unlawful under federal law for a state or local government to enact or enforce a policy regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms or locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity.
The bill would prohibit the reduction or denial of federal financial assistance on the basis that a state or local government enacts or enforces such a policy.
People
Co-sponsor
- David Valadao
- Mark Sanford
- Andy Barr
- Marlin A. Stutzman
- Bill Posey
- Dan Newhouse
- Mike D. Rogers
- Earl Carter
- Rick Allen
- Jeff Duncan
- Blake Farenthold
- Pete Olson
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Morgan Griffith
- Paul Gosar
- David Rouzer
- Robert Pittenger
- Bob Gibbs
- John Shimkus
- Bradley Byrne
- Tim Walberg
- Todd Rokita
- Kevin Cramer
- Brian Babin
- Thomas Massie
- Charles Fleischmann
- Mark Walker
- Mark Meadows
- Richard Hudson
- Rodney Davis
- Kristi Noem
- Jeb Hensarling
- Gregg Harper
- Dave Brat
- Thomas J. Rooney
- David Young
- Joe Barton
- Chris Collins
- Jackie Walorski
- Glenn Grothman
- Lamar Smith
- Doug Lamborn
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Jim Jordan
- Jeff Fortenberry
- David P. Roe
- Robert Aderholt
- Marsha Blackburn
- Jeff Miller
- Randy Neugebauer
- Diane Black
- John R. Carter
- Rob Bishop
- Billy Long
- Stephen Lee Fincher
- Ken Calvert
- Doug Collins
- Steve Russell
Primary Sponsor
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