H.R. 3606

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3606 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3606

To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right 
to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 23, 2025

Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Fields, 
Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. 
Williams of Georgia, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Thanedar, 
Mrs. Ramirez, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right 
to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION IN DISPARATE IMPACT CASES 
UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 607. The violation of any regulation relating to disparate 
impact issued under section 602 that was promulgated and in effect on 
January 19, 2025, shall give rise to a private civil cause of action 
for its enforcement to the same extent as does an intentional violation 
of the prohibition of section 601.''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MONITORS UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 
OF 1964.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 608. (a) Each recipient shall--
``(1) designate at least one employee to coordinate its 
efforts to comply with requirements adopted pursuant to section 
602 and carry out the responsibilities of the recipient under 
this title, including any investigation of any complaint 
alleging the noncompliance of the recipient with such 
requirements or alleging any actions prohibited under this 
title; and
``(2) notify its students and employees of the name, office 
address, and telephone number of each employee designated under 
paragraph (1).
``(b) In this section, the term `recipient' means a recipient 
referred to in section 602 that operates an education program or 
activity receiving Federal financial assistance authorized or extended 
by the Secretary of Education.''.

SEC. 4. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION.

Section 202(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
U.S.C. 3412(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:
``(4) There shall be in the Department, a Special Assistant for 
Equity and Inclusion who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The 
Special Assistant shall promote, coordinate, and evaluate efforts to 
engender program compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and inform individuals of their rights 
under such Act, including the dissemination of information, technical 
assistance, and coordination of research activities, in a manner 
consistent with such Act. The Special Assistant shall advise both the 
Secretary and Deputy Secretary on matters relating to compliance with 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).''.
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