Stop Wrongs to Our Kids’ Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022
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Latest action (23 Jun 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
What this bill does
H.R. 8206, the "Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022," would repeal Executive Order 13988, a 2021 order directing federal agencies to interpret sex-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill states that any regulations or guidance connected to that executive order would no longer have legal effect. It would also bar the Secretary of Agriculture from requiring states, local agencies, or program sponsors participating in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program to investigate discrimination complaints based on gender identity or sexual orientation, or to update nondiscrimination policies and signage to cover those categories.
The bill primarily affects the U.S. Department of Agriculture's administration of school meal programs, along with state and local education agencies and school meal program operators that receive federal funding. It would remove certain federal requirements tied to gender identity and sexual orientation nondiscrimination protections in that context, while leaving other nondiscrimination obligations unaddressed.
The bill includes findings asserting that Title IX's sex-discrimination provisions should be read only to cover biological distinctions between male and female, and that the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County decision does not apply to Title IX.
The bill was introduced on June 23, 2022, by Rep. Glenn Grothman with nine cosponsors and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it did not become law.
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Official summary
Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022
This bill repeals Executive Order 13988, titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, that directs federal agencies to review all policies that implement non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex and extend such protections to the categories of gender identity and sexual orientation.
The bill also prohibits the Department of Agriculture from requiring state or local agencies, program operators, or sponsors that participate in the school meal programs to (1) investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, or (2) update non-discrimination policies and signage to include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Timeline
23 Jun 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 8206 do?
- H.R. 8206, the "Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022," would repeal Executive Order 13988, a 2021 order directing federal agencies to interpret sex-discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill states that any regulations or guidance connected to that executive order would no longer have legal effect. It would also bar the Secretary of Agriculture from requiring states, local agencies, or program sponsors participating in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program to investigate discrimination complaints based on gender identity or sexual orientation, or to update nondiscrimination policies and signage to cover those categories. The bill primarily affects the U.S. Department of Agriculture's administration of school meal programs, along with state and local education agencies and school meal program operators that receive federal funding. It would remove certain federal requirements tied to gender identity and sexual orientation nondiscrimination protections in that context, while leaving other nondiscrimination obligations unaddressed. The bill includes findings asserting that Title IX's sex-discrimination provisions should be read only to cover biological distinctions between male and female, and that the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County decision does not apply to Title IX. The bill was introduced on June 23, 2022, by Rep. Glenn Grothman with nine cosponsors and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 8206 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 8206. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 8206?
- H.R. 8206 was sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), with 21 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 8206?
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (23 Jun 2022).
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