Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 28, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S200-201)
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 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reopen and Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2021
This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities.
First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school facilities. Further, the bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including carrying out major repairs, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to disabled individuals.
Additionally, the bill requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction, modernization, or renovation projects to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency. Further, the bill requires LEAs to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products that are made in the United States (Buy America).
The bill restores school infrastructure tax credit bonds.
The bill also sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools.
Next, the bill extends through FY2026 the Impact Aid Construction program.
Finally, the bill establishes a grant program to assist LEAs with repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide material linked to crumbling foundations).
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 2, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Mar 16, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Feb 1, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S200-201)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 604 | Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2022 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Air quality
- Appropriations
- Building construction
- Buy American requirements
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental health
- Fires
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Income tax credits
- Indian social and development programs
- Infrastructure development
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Metals
- Minority education
- Natural disasters
- Noise pollution
- Pest management
- Preschool education
- Public contracts and procurement
- School administration
- Science and engineering education
- Securities
- Special education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
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