United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 246 (117th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Critical Race Theory serves as a prejudicial ideological tool, rather than an educational tool, and should not be taught in K-12 classrooms as a way to teach students to judge individuals based on sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin.
Introduced
27 May 2021
Last action
27 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3901-3902)
Sponsors
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
This resolution calls on the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Education and state attorneys general to assist elementary and secondary schools in complying with existing civil rights laws and investigate and enforce such laws. In addition, the resolution condemns the practice of requiring teachers to receive education in critical race theory as a condition of certification.
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Timeline
27 May 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3901-3902)
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27 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/246
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/sres/246
- us · 117-sres-246 · source updated 21 April 2025