Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972. The law prohibited sex discrimination in any education program or activity at a school that received any federal assistance
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Executive summaries
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of
Women's Educational Equality Act
Legislation would make education more equitable for girls and women by providing incentives and financial assistance to schools and groups. Key priorities of the legislation have included Title IX compliance and educational equity for racial and ethnic minorities and women and girls with disabilities. [HR 208; WEEA Equity Resource Center]
Title IX Regulations
Unless the Senate and House adopted concurrent resolutions to disapprove of them, Title IX regulations were set to become effective as law.
Civil Rights Restoration Act
On March 22, 1988 after overriding a veto by President Reagan, the Civil Rights Restoration Act became law. The legislation mandated that all educational institutions which received any type of federal funding, direct or indirect, were bound by Title IX regulations. [S 557]
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
In September 1993, Senator Mosley Braun sponsored the legislation that stated that any coeducational institution of higher education that participated in any federal student financial aid program and had an intercollegiate athletics program must disclose information including an annual report on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses by men's and women's teams. [HR 921; S 1468]
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
Lower court ruled that Brown University illegally discriminated against female athletes. Brown University maintained that they did not discriminate because women were less interested in sports than men.
Higher Education Opportunity Act
The legislation reauthorized and extended the Higher Education Act of 1965, and provided the authority for programs conducted by the Office of Post Secondary Education, including requirements related to equity in athletics disclosure. [HR 4137; S 1642]
Infant Formula Act
The legislation established FDA controls to ensure nutritional content and safety for formula. [HR 6940]
1986 Childhood Vaccine Act
The Childhood Vaccine act established safety standards for vaccinations. It requires patient information on vaccines, gives FDA authority to recall biologics, and authorizes civil penalties. [FDA]
Title X (Title Ten) of the Housing and Community Development Act
The legislation enacted a number of important changes that shift the focus of Federal requirements from responding to lead-poisoned children to actions that address lead-based paint hazards and reduce the risk that children will be poisoned. [HR 5334]
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