# 116-hr-5388: To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

116-hr-5388, To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5388
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide that the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2019-12-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prevents the Department of Education from finalizing its 2018 proposed rule that proposes to modify the prohibition of sex discrimination under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Currently, title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. Among other things, the proposed rule defines the conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and outlines the conditions that trigger a school's obligation to respond to allegations of sexual harassment.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7486: Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5388)

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- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7486: Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7486)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5388 (as of 2025-11-18).