\doc\web\98\07\riggs.txt "Riggs Amendment to Higher Education Act" Date sent: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:32:16 -0700 From: ADP Subject: Riggs Amendment to Higher Education Act To: ADP_List@webcom.com An ADP subscriber has sent me the following e-mail message (dated September 23, 1998), which is being circulated by the defenders of government classifications based on race. Behind it is the brief description of the Riggs amendment from the Congressional web site. Tom Wood Moderator, ADP ********** PLEASE READ IT AND PASS ON: SENATE PASSES BILL ON NO FUNDING FOR MINORITIES IN COLLEGE!! A bill will be heard in Congress next week to prohibit affirmative action in admissions for ANY institution of higher education that receives ANY federal funding (Pell grants, loans, etc.). This would end affirmative action in EVERY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES! PLEASE ACT SOON! Rep. Frank Riggs (R-CA) Chairman of the House Education Subcommittee on Children, Youth, and Families is planning to offer an ANTI-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION in admissions amendment when the Higher Education Act is voted on the floor . The amendment would prohibit all institutions of higher education from using affirmative action in its' admission decisions. If even one student at the institution receives federal funds (i.e., Pell Grant or Student Loan) they would be violating federal law under this proposal. Affirmative action would be illegal even if the school believes it is necessary to insure a diverse student body, or to remedy past or present discrimination. E-mail address: From the U.S. Congress web site http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:HZ00612: H.AMDT.612 AMENDS: H.R.6 SPONSOR: Rep Riggs, (introduced 05/06/98) An amendment, printed as amendment No. 73 in the Congressional Record of April 29, 1998, to create a new Title XI to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in connection with admission to any public institution of higher education participating in programs authorized by the Higher Education Act. The amendment would encourage affirmative action in the form of outreach and recruitment, as long as such outreach and recruitment does not involve granting an admissions preference based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Private schools and tribal institutions would not be covered by the amendment. STATUS: May 6, 98 Amendment Offered by Representative Riggs. May 6, 98 On agreeing to the Riggs amendment (A042) Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 249 (Roll No. 133).