Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2019 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices).
The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools.
It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2019 to Oct 23, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 14, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Jun 26, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Oct 23, 2020 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 194, December 5, 2019, page H9295.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce exclusionary discipline practices in schools, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019
- Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
