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H.R.1620 — 93rd Congress (1973-1974) [93rd]
Sponsor:
Rep. Rarick, John R. [D-LA-6] (Introduced 01/09/1973)

Summary:
Summary: H.R.1620 — 93rd Congress (1973-1974)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/1973)

Forbids the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school operating under a freedom of choice plan on account of the racial composition of its student body; (2) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school to coerce or induce the school board operating the public school to transport students from such public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at such public school or any other public school; (3) withhold or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public schools to coerce or induce the school board to close any public school and transfer the students from such public school to any other public school or schools for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the student body at any public school; and (4) withold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public school to coerce or induce the school board to transfer any member of any faculty from the public school in which the member of the faculty contracts to serve to some other public school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the faculty at any public school.

Empowers any school board or any parent of any student affected or to be affected by any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Act to sue the United States, in the District Court of the United States, and obtain such relief as may be necessary to redress the violation or prevent the threatened violation.

Removes from the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts the power to make decisions, which would: (1) change the racial composition of the student body at any public school; (2) require "busing" to change such racial composition; or (3) close any school to alter such racial composition.


Major Actions:
Summary: H.R.1620 — 93rd Congress (1973-1974)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/1973)

Forbids the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school operating under a freedom of choice plan on account of the racial composition of its student body; (2) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school to coerce or induce the school board operating the public school to transport students from such public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at such public school or any other public school; (3) withhold or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public schools to coerce or induce the school board to close any public school and transfer the students from such public school to any other public school or schools for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the student body at any public school; and (4) withold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public school to coerce or induce the school board to transfer any member of any faculty from the public school in which the member of the faculty contracts to serve to some other public school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the faculty at any public school.

Empowers any school board or any parent of any student affected or to be affected by any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Act to sue the United States, in the District Court of the United States, and obtain such relief as may be necessary to redress the violation or prevent the threatened violation.

Removes from the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts the power to make decisions, which would: (1) change the racial composition of the student body at any public school; (2) require "busing" to change such racial composition; or (3) close any school to alter such racial composition.


Amendments:
Summary: H.R.1620 — 93rd Congress (1973-1974)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/1973)

Forbids the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school operating under a freedom of choice plan on account of the racial composition of its student body; (2) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school to coerce or induce the school board operating the public school to transport students from such public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at such public school or any other public school; (3) withhold or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public schools to coerce or induce the school board to close any public school and transfer the students from such public school to any other public school or schools for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the student body at any public school; and (4) withold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public school to coerce or induce the school board to transfer any member of any faculty from the public school in which the member of the faculty contracts to serve to some other public school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the faculty at any public school.

Empowers any school board or any parent of any student affected or to be affected by any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Act to sue the United States, in the District Court of the United States, and obtain such relief as may be necessary to redress the violation or prevent the threatened violation.

Removes from the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts the power to make decisions, which would: (1) change the racial composition of the student body at any public school; (2) require "busing" to change such racial composition; or (3) close any school to alter such racial composition.


Cosponsors:
Summary: H.R.1620 — 93rd Congress (1973-1974)

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/1973)

Forbids the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school operating under a freedom of choice plan on account of the racial composition of its student body; (2) withhold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any public school to coerce or induce the school board operating the public school to transport students from such public school for the purpose of altering in any way the racial composition of the student body at such public school or any other public school; (3) withhold or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public schools to coerce or induce the school board to close any public school and transfer the students from such public school to any other public school or schools for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the student body at any public school; and (4) withold, or threaten to withhold, Federal financial assistance from any school board operating any public school to coerce or induce the school board to transfer any member of any faculty from the public school in which the member of the faculty contracts to serve to some other public school for the purpose of altering the racial composition of the faculty at any public school.

Empowers any school board or any parent of any student affected or to be affected by any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Act to sue the United States, in the District Court of the United States, and obtain such relief as may be necessary to redress the violation or prevent the threatened violation.

Removes from the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts the power to make decisions, which would: (1) change the racial composition of the student body at any public school; (2) require "busing" to change such racial composition; or (3) close any school to alter such racial composition.


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