Legislative subject term
School administration
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152 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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Parents Opt-in Protection Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 733.
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Equal Campus Access Act of 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
- H.R. 4795 (119th) Sep 14, 2026
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Student Protection and University Accountability Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
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Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 682.
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No Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 660.
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RISE Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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HERO Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
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Truman Scholarship Clean House Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 633.
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 27th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2026.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2705; text: CR S2702)
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A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.
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Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Child Care for Every Community Act
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Ocasio-Cortez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5658, a bill originally introduced by Representative Sherrill, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Feb 3, 2026
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-75.
- S. 3627 (119th) Jan 27, 2026
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 45. Record Vote Number: 12. (CR S286)
- H.R. 6359 (119th) Jan 26, 2026
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
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Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
- H.R. 1049 (119th) Dec 4, 2025
Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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A resolution designating October 2025 as "National Principals Month".
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8487)
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National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S. 2296 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Held at the desk.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
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Child Care for Every Community Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
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Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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RISE Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 26th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 11 through May 17, 2025.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3003; text: CR S3012-3013)
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Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S.J.Res. 7 (119th) May 9, 2025
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
Held at the desk.
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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PLAN for School Safety Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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College Admissions Accountability Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Safe Schools Improvement Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Disclose GIFT Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Safe Schools Improvement Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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ALYSSA Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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SOS Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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EAGLES Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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SASS Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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MSD Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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EAGLES Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Focus on Learning Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Focus on Learning Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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A resolution designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week".
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S486)
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Federal Grant Accountability Act
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Mel’s Law
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Stop Campus Hazing Act
Became Public Law No: 118-173.
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HEARTS Act of 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-176.
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MORE Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2024, as "National School Psychology Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6639-6640; text: CR S6636)
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Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Mel’s Law
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A resolution designating October 2024 as "National Principals Month".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6467; text: CR S6456-6457)
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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SASS Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
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Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.J.Res. 165 (118th) Jul 23, 2024
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 442.
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Civil Rights Protection Act of 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
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Focus on Learning Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476.
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Eliminate DEI in Colleges Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 25th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 12 through May 18, 2024.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3760-3761; text: CR S3760)
- H.R. 2882 (118th) Mar 23, 2024
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-47.
- H.Res. 1102 (118th) Mar 22, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7463 (118th) Mar 1, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-40.
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PROTECT Jewish Student and Faculty Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A resolution supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States and celebrating the 50th annual National Catholic Schools Week.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S322; text: CR S312-313)
- H.R. 6914 (118th) Jan 23, 2024
Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.
- H.R. 2872 (118th) Jan 19, 2024
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 118-35.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as "National School Choice Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Federal Grant Accountability Act
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A resolution recognizing Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day on December 14, 2023.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6011; text: CR S6003)
- H.Res. 927 (118th) Dec 13, 2023
Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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PLAN for School Safety Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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A resolution designating October 2023 as "National Principals Month".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5617; text: CR S5600)
- H.R. 6363 (118th) Nov 17, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- H.R. 5894 (118th) Nov 15, 2023
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 5894 would be postponed.
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HERO Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Focus on Learning Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Safe Schools Improvement Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Safe Schools Improvement Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 5860 (118th) Sep 30, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Became Public Law No: 118-15.
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Pregnant Students’ Rights Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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A resolution designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 2023, as "National Hazing Awareness Week".
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4748; text: 9/21/2023 CR S4661-4662)
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School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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A resolution designating the week of September 17 through September 23, 2023, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S4717; text: CR S4725-4726)
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Stop Overdose in Schools Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Stop Campus Hazing Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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School Food Modernization Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a retroactive effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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ALYSSA Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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SOS Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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RISE from Trauma Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Saving Lives in Schools Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- H.R. 3746 (118th) Jun 3, 2023
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-5.
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Health Minds for a Better Future Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
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Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Teacher Health and Wellness Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Declaring a mental health crisis among youth in the United States, and expressing the pressing need for historic investments in mental health care for students.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 24th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 7 through May 13, 2023.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1632; text: 05/04/2023 CR S1536-1537)
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School Access to Naloxone Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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RISE from Trauma Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1507-1510)
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Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
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Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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RISE Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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RISE Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Equal Campus Access Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- H.R. 5 (118th) Mar 27, 2023
Parents Bill of Rights Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Equal Campus Access Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Parents Opt-in Protection Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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EAGLES Act of 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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EAGLES Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Child Care for Every Community Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Child Care for Every Community Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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A resolution designating the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023, as "National School Choice Week".
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S192; text: 01/23/2023 CR S57)
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023, as "National School Choice Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act of 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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