Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985

Summary

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to specify that educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance are included within prohibitions against discrimination. Provides that, for purposes of such Acts, notwithstanding the Supreme Court decisions in Grove City College and others against Bell, Secretary of Education, and in North Haven Board of Education against Bell, the phrase "program or activity" shall, as applied to educational institutions which are extended Federal financial assistance, mean the educational institution.

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Timeline

1. 24 January 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 January 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 March 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Education.

   Source: Committee

4. 17 July 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 20 September 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-467.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 January 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] · R · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985
• amends ← To exclude from coverage of Title IX certain non-discriminatory educational institutions which receive no direct Federal financial assistance.
• amends ← To provide a partial exemption from Title IX for those religiously-oriented educational institutions whose tenets are in conflict with particular rules and regulations.