CHOICE Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act
This bill expands school choice programs for elementary and secondary school students.
The bill
- requires, to qualify for an opportunity scholarship, that a student in the District of Columbia be currently enrolled, or be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary or secondary school (opportunity scholarships are provided to low-income District students to enable them to attend a participating private school of their choice);
- permits states that have established programs allowing the parents of disabled children to use public or private funds for assistance with the cost of their children attending a private school to supplement those funds with federal special education funds; and
- authorizes grants to support the design and initial implementation of state programs that allow the parents of a disabled child to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child.
The Department of Defense must carry out a five-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable military dependent students who live on military installations to attend the public or private elementary or secondary schools their parents choose.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Aug 13, 2020; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Aug 13, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 74 | CHOICE Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| S 235 | CHOICE Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 24, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CHOICE Act
- Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Appropriations
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Education
- District of Columbia
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Military personnel and dependents
- Religion
- Special education
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
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