Educational Freedom Act of 2014
Latest action · Feb 6, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Educational Freedom Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any federal officer or employee from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, incentivizing, or controlling, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or school's specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.
Prohibits any provision of the ESEA from being construed to authorize such an officer or employee to do so.
Prohibits any federal officer or employee from directly or indirectly conditioning, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, the availability of financial support on a state's, LEA's, or school's adoption of any specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction, even if such conditions are specified under any other Act.
Prohibits any provision of the ESEA from being construed to authorize such an officer or employee to do so.
Includes, within these prohibitions, requirements and incentives to adopt the Common Core State Standards or any other academic standards common to a significant number of states.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2014 to Nov 12, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Feb 11, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 11, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Feb 11, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 18, 2014 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Feb 21, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 10, 2014 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | May 8, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2014Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1974 | LOCAL Level Act | Related bill | Jan 30, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2014Introduced in House
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