Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 439 (Introduced in Senate) — To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for o... · Sec. 7

Sec. 7. Cause of action by the attorney general

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The Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action for a violation of this Act in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, including equitable relief and compensatory damages. Whenever a civil action is instituted for a violation of this Act, the Attorney General may intervene in such action upon timely application and shall be entitled to the same relief as if the Attorney General had instituted the action.

Nothing in this Act shall adversely affect the right of any person to sue or obtain relief in any court for any activity that violates this Act, including regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act.