Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 18, 2023 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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2023
- 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 2023 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2023
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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2023 to Oct 29, 2024; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 26, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Oct 29, 2024 |
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 Apr 18, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2023Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 64, April 18, 2023, page H1847.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1338 | Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Apr 8, 2025 |
| HR 2738 | Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Apr 8, 2025 |
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 2023
- Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2023Introduced 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.
