Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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 8, 2025
- 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 2025 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025
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 overuse of exclusionary discipline practices, failure to address trauma or other mental health needs, discrimination, or other educational barriers (i.e., school pushout).
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Oct 1, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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 | Related bill | Apr 8, 2025 |
| HR 2690 | Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2023 | Cross-Congress related bill | Apr 18, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in House
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