Strength in Diversity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3605 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3605 To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2025 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Simon, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Fields, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Takano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Latimer, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Omar, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Strength in Diversity Program, 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 ``Strength in Diversity Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive strategies to address the effects of racial isolation or concentrated poverty by increasing diversity, including racial diversity and socioeconomic diversity, in covered schools. SEC. 3. RESERVATION FOR NATIONAL AND STATE ACTIVITIES. (a) National Activities.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under section 9 for a fiscal year to carry out activities of national significance relating to this Act, which may include-- (1) research, development, data collection, monitoring, technical assistance, evaluation, or dissemination activities; and (2) the development and maintenance of best practices for recipients of grants under section 4 and other experts in the field of school diversity. (b