A resolution expressing support for the local public K-12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.
Latest action · Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1805-1806)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2025
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution supports federal investment in public K-12 schools, affirms that the Department of Education (ED) plays a vital role in the public education system, and states that public education funding should not be diverted (e.g., through the use of vouchers) to privately run K-12 schools.
The resolution also condemns any executive or legislative action to (1) dismantle or relocate ED or any of its major offices; or (2) reduce federal funding for public education, block federal grants for education, or transfer funding burdens for education to state and local governments.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2025 to Apr 2, 2025; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 24, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Apr 2, 2025 |
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 Mar 24, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Mar 24, 2025Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1805-1806)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S1805 | — | Mar 24, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing support for the local public K-12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2025Introduced in Senate
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