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

State

Federal

Number

H.R. 5275

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

May 18, 2016

Topics

Anti-Transgender, LGBTQ

Full Bill Text

www.congress.gov

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.