HR 3421 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

A PLUS Act

Introduced Jul 29, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mark Walker R-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2015 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success or the A PLUS Act 

This bill allows each state to receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and manage the funds to advance the educational policy of the state. States must submit to the Department of Education a declaration of intent no less than every five years.

Each declaration must be formulated by a combination of specified state officials or by referendum and must list the programs for which consolidated funding is requested. States may use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law, but must make certain assurances that they will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, abide by federal civil rights laws, advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged, and use federal funds to supplement rather than supplant state funding.

Each declaration state shall: (1) inform the public about its student achievement assessment system; (2) report annually on student progress toward the state's proficiency standards by specified student groups; and (3) provide for the equitable participation of private school children and teachers in the same manner as provided for under current law.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-VADave BratOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-COKen BuckOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-INLuke MesserOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-AZMatt SalmonOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-UTMia B. LoveOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-SCMick MulvaneyOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-IDRaul R. LabradorOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-GARob WoodallOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-IARod BlumOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-FLRon DeSantisOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-KSTim HuelskampOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJul 29, 2015
R-TXBill FloresJul 31, 2015
R-FLDavid W. JollyJul 31, 2015
R-FLJeff MillerJul 31, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJul 31, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerJul 31, 2015
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterSep 24, 2015
R-MSTrent KellySep 24, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 121, July 29, 2015, page H5775.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 719A PLUS ActReintroduced BillJan 27, 2017
S 2310A PLUS ActRelated billNov 19, 2015

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students.
Short Titles as Introduced
A PLUS Act
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House

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