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| 116-s-5079 | 116 | s | 5079 | SUCCESS Act | Education | 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act or the SUCCESS Act This bill repeals a provision that makes students convicted of drug-related offenses ineligible for federal student aid and prohibits the Department of Education from asking about drug-related convictions on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. | 2023-01-11T13:43:45Z | |
| 116-s-5071 | 116 | s | 5071 | Build America's Libraries Act | Education | 2020-12-19 | 2020-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | Build America's Libraries Act This bill establishes and provides funds through FY2023 for the Build America's Libraries Fund, from which the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) must allocate funding to states and, through them, need-based grants to libraries to make long-term improvements to library facilities. The IMLS must also award grants to Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the bill requires each state that receives an allocation, and each library that receives a grant, to carry out certain activities to improve library facilities. These activities include constructing and renovating library facilities, investing in infrastructure projects to improve internet access and connectivity, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities. The bill also outlines administrative and oversight provisions, including by requiring library projects to use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-hres-1269 | 116 | hres | 1269 | Calling on the President of the United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. | Education | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] | MA | D | P000617 | 7 | This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8994 | 116 | hr | 8994 | Restoring Studentsâ Right to Appeal Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] | IL | D | U000040 | 7 | Restoring Students' Right to Appeal Act of 2020 This bill permits individuals who filed a complaint between March 5-November 18, 2018, with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education and who received an investigative determination of insufficient evidence, to file an appeal with the OCR. (In March 2018, the OCR revised its procedures for investigating and resolving civil rights complaints. One revision included removing the process for appealing insufficient evidence determinations. The OCR reversed this decision in its November 2018 update.) Further, the bill requires the OCR to conduct outreach to inform individuals of their right to appeal. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-s-5029 | 116 | s | 5029 | Community College Student Success Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] | HI | D | S001194 | 1 | Community College Student Success Act of 2020 This bill establishes two grant programs for public two-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) to plan and implement programs that are designed to increase the rate at which their students graduate, the rate at which their students transfer to a four-year IHE, and the number of credits that students apply to a degree in their major. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5033 | 116 | s | 5033 | Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset and Reform Act | Education | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset and Reform Act This bill revises satisfactory academic progress requirements for federal student-aid programs, including by allowing a student who has not been enrolled in an institution of higher education for two years to regain eligibility for federal student aid. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5023 | 116 | s | 5023 | Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 1 | Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2020 This bill suspends the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to collect student loan debt through wage garnishment until ED certifies to Congress that it has implemented a revised wage garnishment process. Further, the bill provides a right of action against employers for improper wage garnishment, and requires ED to pay a borrower whose wages were improperly garnished double the amount of those wages. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-hr-8932 | 116 | hr | 8932 | Protect Womenâs Sports Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 5 | Protect Women's Sports Act of 2020 This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. | 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8904 | 116 | hr | 8904 | Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act | Education | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 3 | Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act This bill establishes the Federal Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Loan program. The program makes a new type of student loan, known as the Federal Perkins ARC Loan, available to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The program replaces the Federal Perkins Loan program, which expired in September 2017. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-s-4979 | 116 | s | 4979 | A bill to terminate the Department of Education. | Education | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2020. | 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z | |
| 116-hr-8877 | 116 | hr | 8877 | Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] | CO | D | N000191 | 1 | Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020 This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations to Head Start agencies based on their enrollment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8869 | 116 | hr | 8869 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] | PA | D | W000826 | 1 | Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act or the PREP for All Students Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Council on Emergency Response Protocols. The council must, among other duties, provide guidelines for states, early child care and education settings, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to use in developing and implementing emergency response protocols (e.g., gun violence response and prevention protocols, natural disaster preparedness procedures, and fire drills) that are inclusive and accessible. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-s-4956 | 116 | s | 4956 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 2 | Promoting Responsible Emergency Protocols for All Students Act or the PREP for All Students Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Council on Emergency Response Protocols. The council must, among other duties, provide guidelines for states, early child care and education settings, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to use in developing and implementing emergency response protocols (e.g., gun violence response and prevention protocols, natural disaster preparedness procedures, and fire drills) that are inclusive and accessible. | 2023-01-11T13:43:50Z | |
| 116-sres-791 | 116 | sres | 791 | A resolution designating November 2020 as "National College Application Month". | Education | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7218-7219) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 3 | This resolution designates November 2020 as National College Application Month. | 2021-12-29T21:58:44Z | |
| 116-hr-8835 | 116 | hr | 8835 | Rural Revitalization Now Act | Education | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] | IA | D | F000467 | 1 | Rural Revitalization Now Act This bill establishes a program to provide up to $50,000 in student loan forgiveness for each borrower who lives and works in a qualifying area for eight or more years. Qualifying areas are cities or towns that are defined based on population size, population loss over the last 10 years, potential economic benefit, or designation as a major disaster area within the last 5 years. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-s-4936 | 116 | s | 4936 | Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices. | 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z | |
| 116-hres-1242 | 116 | hres | 1242 | Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District. | Education | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] | TX | D | C001091 | 4 | This resolution recognizes and celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District. | 2023-01-11T13:44:12Z | |
| 116-s-4924 | 116 | s | 4924 | Keeping All Students Safe Act | Education | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 15 | Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement the procedures required by the bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-s-4928 | 116 | s | 4928 | Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 1 | Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-s-4930 | 116 | s | 4930 | Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 0 | Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2020 This bill authorizes state and local educational agencies to use student support and academic enrichment grants to improve mental health services available to students. Specifically, it allows funds to be used for identifying and disseminating best practices for mental health first aid, emergency planning, coordination of services, and telehealth services. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-hr-8820 | 116 | hr | 8820 | PASS Act | Education | 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] | IL | D | U000040 | 82 | Pandemic Accommodation to Support Students Act or the PASS Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to extend certain temporary relief related to federal student loans. Specifically, the bill extends to September 30, 2021, the suspension of payments and interest due on Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loans that are held by ED. Further, ED must carry out a program, beginning on August 1, 2021, to provide at least six notices to borrowers that normal payment obligations will resume. | 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z | |
| 116-hr-8797 | 116 | hr | 8797 | Commission on American Civics Education Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | C001084 | 12 | Commission on American Civics Education Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Congressional Commission on Civics Education. The commission must (1) examine the existing civics education programs in each state; (2) solicit the views of educators, school administrators, and other state and local education officials; and (3) submit a report to Congress that includes recommendations for the Department of Education related to civics education. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8782 | 116 | hr | 8782 | Keeping All Students Safe Act | Education | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | B001292 | 81 | Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement the procedures required by the bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hres-1232 | 116 | hres | 1232 | Designating November 2020 as "National College Application Month". | Education | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] | PA | D | W000826 | 1 | This resolution supports the designation of National College Application Month. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-s-4917 | 116 | s | 4917 | Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 This bill establishes through FY2030 the Educator Jobs Funds, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funds for the Personal Protective Equipment Fund, from which ED must award grants to LEAs to purchase sanitizing equipment, purchase personal protective equipment, and hire staff to implement safety protocols. Finally, the bill provides FY2021 funds to ED for teacher and school leader residency programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-sres-778 | 116 | sres | 778 | A resolution recognizing Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day on December 15, 2020. | Education | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S7079-7080) | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 5 | This resolution supports the recognition of Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day on December 15, 2020. In addition, the resolution commends (1) athletic administrators for their commitment to secondary school student athletes, especially during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; and (2) the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for providing education and preparation to athletic administrators. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-s-4903 | 116 | s | 4903 | Reigniting Opportunity for Innovators Act | Education | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] | NH | D | H001076 | 0 | Reigniting Opportunity for Innovators Act This bill makes qualified founders and full-time employees of small business start-ups eligible to defer payments on their Federal Direct Loans for up to three years. If the start-up is located in an economically distressed area, qualified founders and employees are also eligible for loan cancellation of up to $20,000. The bill also excludes from an individual's gross income, for tax purposes, the amount of such canceled student loan debt. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-sres-775 | 116 | sres | 775 | A resolution designating September 30, 2020, as "Impact Aid Recognition Day" to recognize and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Impact Aid program. | Education | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7045; text: CR S7040) | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 29 | This resolution designates September 30, 2020, as Impact Aid Recognition Day to recognize the 70th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program. The program provides funding to local educational agencies that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases). | 2021-12-29T21:58:42Z | |
| 116-hr-8748 | 116 | hr | 8748 | HONOR Our Veteransâ Sacrifice Act | Education | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] | VA | D | S001209 | 1 | Honor Our Nation's Oath to Remember Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act or the HONOR Our Veterans' Sacrifice Act This bill excludes veterans' noneducation benefits (e.g., disability, death pension, dependency, and indemnity compensation) and veterans' education benefits from consideration as untaxed income and benefits in the need analysis formula. The need analysis formula is used to calculate the expected family contribution for federal student aid applicants. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-hres-1212 | 116 | hres | 1212 | Recognizing Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day on December 15, 2020. | Education | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B001300 | 7 | This resolution supports the recognition of Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Day. In addition, the resolution commends (1) athletic administrators for their commitment to secondary school student athletes, especially during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic; and (2) the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association for providing education and preparation to athletic administrators. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-hres-1218 | 116 | hres | 1218 | Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2020, as "National School Psychology Week". | Education | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 3 | This resolution supports the designation of National School Psychology Week and recognizes the contributions of school psychologists to the success of students in schools across the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-sres-769 | 116 | sres | 769 | A resolution recognizing October 2020 as "National Principals Month". | Education | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6679; text: CR S6676) | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 8 | This resolution (1) recognizes October 2020 as National Principals Month and supports its goals and ideals; and (2) honors the contributions of principals in elementary, middle, and high schools in the United States. | 2021-12-29T21:58:41Z | |
| 116-hr-8714 | 116 | hr | 8714 | Family Friendly Schools Act | Education | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001206 | 1 | Family Friendly Schools Act This bill establishes a pilot program to implement policies at elementary schools that align the school day with the work day. It also establishes a grant program as a supplement to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program to support programs and activities during summer recess. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award five-year grants to local educational agencies for establishing policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day. ED must report to Congress at the three-year mark and at the conclusion of the five-year grant period on best practices and recommendations for aligning school and work schedules, and for strengthening partnerships between schools and community resources. In addition, the bill requires ED to carry out a supplemental grant program to establish or expand community learning center summer programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8715 | 116 | hr | 8715 | Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000604 | 4 | Pandemic Planning and Response For Schools Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, within 30 days of declaring a public health emergency and in consultation with the Department of Education, to make publicly available a plan to continue education during the emergency. Specifically, the plan must include (1) best practices for keeping students and faculty safe during the emergency; (2) best practices for keeping schools functioning during the emergency that are consistent with public health requirements and recommendations; and (3) guidance on establishing priorities for cohorts of students who should receive their instruction online, in person, or through a hybrid program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8691 | 116 | hr | 8691 | Save Education Jobs Act | Education | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] | CT | D | H001081 | 25 | Save Education Jobs Act This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools. The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hres-1206 | 116 | hres | 1206 | Calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and supporting the designation of October 2020 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". | Education | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | AR | R | W000821 | 15 | This resolution supports the designation of National Dyslexia Awareness Month and calls on Congress, schools, and educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed. | 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z | |
| 116-s-4865 | 116 | s | 4865 | Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 3 | Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and expands the Full-Service Community Schools program. The program provides support for full-service community schools that serve children and their families, particularly for children who attend high-poverty elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to plan, implement, expand, and support full-service community schools. An eligible entity is a consortium of (1) one or more local educational agencies or the Bureau of Indian Education; and (2) one or more community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, or other entities. A community school refers to a public elementary or secondary school that incorporates the four pillars of community schools. These four pillars are defined by the bill as (1) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning (e.g., medical care and assistance with housing, transportation, or nutrition); (2) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities (e.g., before- and after-school programs); (3) family and community engagement (e.g., adult education); and (4) collaborative leadership and practices, which must include a school-based leadership team, a community school coordinator, and a community-wide leadership team. Further, the bill directs ED to award grants to states to plan, implement, and expand community schools. A state educational agency that receives a grant must meet certain requirements, such as providing subgrants to local educational agencies, establishing a state-level steering committee, and establishing goals for the implementation and expansion of community schools throughout the state. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-s-4868 | 116 | s | 4868 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 1 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 This bill expands the allowable uses for subgrants provided under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Additionally, the bill provides funds to subgrant recipients for specified activities and supplies. Specifically, the bill allows eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies and community-based organizations) that are awarded program subgrants for community learning centers to use these subgrants to carry out activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success during the regular school day when full-time in-person instruction is not available to students. Further, eligible entities may carry out these activities regardless of whether such activities are conducted in person or virtually. (Currently, the program only supports academic enrichment opportunities for children during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session.) Subgrant recipients must comply with all applicable health and safety requirements. Finally, the bill provides funds for subgrant recipients to provide additional hours of service, hire additional staff to maintain social distancing, and purchase cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-sres-765 | 116 | sres | 765 | A resolution calling on Congress, schools, and State and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia that must be addressed, and designating October 2020 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". | Education | 2020-10-26 | 2020-11-12 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR 10/26/2020 S6602) | Senate | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] | LA | R | C001075 | 5 | This resolution designates October 2020 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month and calls on Congress, schools, and educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed. | 2023-01-11T13:44:20Z | |
| 116-hr-8664 | 116 | hr | 8664 | PPE for Safe Schools Act | Education | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 45 | PPE for Safe Schools Act This bill provides funding for grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to purchase sanitation supplies and personal protective equipment, provide staff training, and hire additional support staff to clean and sanitize school facilities and buses. | 2023-01-11T13:44:29Z | |
| 116-s-4831 | 116 | s | 4831 | Learning Opportunity and Achievement Act | Education | 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6379-6380) | Senate | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] | HI | D | H001042 | 4 | Learning Opportunity and Achievement Act This bill provides FY2022 appropriations to improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to award various grants for professional development, training resources, student support services for at-risk students and marginalized students (e.g., minority students and students with disabilities), evidence-based projects to improve distance and hybrid learning, and learning hubs (i.e., on-campus learning environments). | 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z | |
| 116-sres-750 | 116 | sres | 750 | A resolution designating the week of September 27, 2020, through October 3, 2020, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States. | Education | 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-21 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6380) | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 9 | This resolution designates September 27-October 3, 2020, as Religious Education Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:20Z | |
| 116-hr-8612 | 116 | hr | 8612 | To direct the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a School Cybersecurity Clearinghouse, and for other purposes. | Education | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | M001163 | 1 | Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act This bill establishes resources and a grant program to address cyberattacks on elementary and secondary schools. First, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to establish an online clearinghouse to disseminate information, best practices, and grant opportunities to improve cybersecurity in elementary and secondary schools. In addition, CISA must establish a registry to track incidents of cyberattacks on schools. Schools may voluntarily submit information to the registry. Finally, the bill requires the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure within the National Science Foundation to make grants to schools and educational agencies to address cybersecurity threats by expanding workforce capacity and improving cyberinfrastructure. | 2023-01-11T13:44:31Z | |
| 116-hr-8550 | 116 | hr | 8550 | Students Helping Young Students Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 4 | Students Helping Young Students Act of 2020 This bill expands the federal work-study programs at institutions of higher education to include work-study programs that compensate students employed in the educational after-school, before-school, or out-of-school community service activities of public elementary or secondary schools. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8551 | 116 | hr | 8551 | Interstate Teaching Mobility Act | Education | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 1 | Interstate Teaching Mobility Act This bill authorizes the Department of Education to establish a voluntary interstate teaching application program for participating states. Under the program, a teacher in a participating state may obtain licensure or certification and apply for an open teaching position in another participating state without completing additional requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8552 | 116 | hr | 8552 | Student Records Protection Act | Education | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] | PA | D | C001090 | 2 | Student Records Protection Act This bill revises the requirements for an accrediting agency to be recognized by the Department of Education (ED) as a reliable authority on the quality of education being offered at an institution of higher education (IHE). It also requires an IHE to establish a records management plan for accreditation purposes. Specifically, an accrediting agency must require an IHE to submit for approval a records management plan upon notification by the IHE that it intends to cease its operations. The plan must, among other things, include a plan for the custody, continued access, and disposition of student records (e.g., student transcripts, billing, and financial-aid records). Further, the IHE must submit the plan to ED. Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student-aid programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8570 | 116 | hr | 8570 | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act | Education | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 0 | Teachers and Parents at the Table Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish (1) a Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the implementation and impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the elementary and secondary education law that replaced the No Child Left Behind Act; and (2) a Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects and implementation of the ESSA on children and families and to review and analyze the implementation of various family engagement activities. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8535 | 116 | hr | 8535 | GO Ag Act | Education | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] | IA | D | F000467 | 3 | Growing Opportunities in Agriculture Act or the GO Ag Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies) to create new agricultural education programs in secondary schools. Agricultural education refers to career and technical education that is focused on agriculture, including classroom or laboratory instruction, work-based learning, and leadership education that is delivered through career and technical student organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8514 | 116 | hr | 8514 | Student Loan Relief Act | Education | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] | TX | D | G000581 | 0 | Student Loan Relief Act This bill requires the Department of Education to cancel or repay up to $25,000 in outstanding student loan debt for each borrower. Further, the bill outlines the method of loan discharge and, for tax purposes, excludes loan cancellation or repayment from a borrower's gross income. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-hr-8519 | 116 | hr | 8519 | Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act | Education | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001188 | 31 | Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Asian Pacific American history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Asian Pacific American history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Asian Pacific American history is not a required component of American history for either academy.) In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Center. The bill also requires the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-hr-8523 | 116 | hr | 8523 | Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVIDâ19 Act | Education | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | S001150 | 9 | Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act This bill provides FY2021 supplemental appropriations for grants to assist states in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and for specified early childhood education programs for children with disabilities. Additionally, the bill specifies reporting requirements related to the use of these funds. It also requires the Department of Education to publish on its website, and the Department of Health and Human Services to release, certain expenditure reports related to these funds. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8472 | 116 | hr | 8472 | Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act | Education | 2020-10-01 | 2020-12-04 | Became Public Law No: 116-211. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 2 | Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act This bill revises the Impact Aid Program application process for FY2022. It also revises FY2021 allocations under the Migrant Education Program. First, the bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the Impact Aid Program to use the student count or federal property valuation data from their FY2021 program applications, as applicable, for their FY2022 program applications. The program provides funding to LEAs that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases). In addition, the bill directs the Department of Education to use school year 2018-2019 data or school year 2019-2020 data, whichever is greater, for making FY2021 allocations to states under the Migrant Education Program. States use these program funds to identify eligible migratory children and provide them with education and support services. | 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z | |
| 116-hr-8486 | 116 | hr | 8486 | Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act | Education | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000579 | 0 | Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to promote financial literacy in elementary and secondary schools. An eligible entity is an entity with demonstrated expertise in the development of strategies that are designed to improve understanding of personal finance topics (e.g., bank and credit union accounts, student loans, debt management, and saving) among elementary and secondary school students. | 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z | |
| 116-s-4782 | 116 | s | 4782 | Keeping Schools Safe Act | Education | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 0 | Keeping Schools Safe Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and the Bureau of Indian Education) to improve the indoor air quality in elementary and secondary schools in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. In addition, ED must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant agencies and national organizations to develop technical guidance for eligible entities to address the safety and health of students and staff. ED must, within 21 days, provide eligible entities with this technical guidance. A grant recipient must use funds to improve or monitor the indoor air quality, ventilation, or circulation in schools using the technical guidance provided by ED. | 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z | |
| 116-s-4788 | 116 | s | 4788 | Protect Parent Organized Direction of Students Act | Education | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 4 | Protect Parent Organized Direction of Students Act This bill prohibits states and localities that regulate the free formation of educational pods from receiving federal emergency education funding for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief. An educational pod refers to a small group of three or more students at the elementary or secondary school level who are from more than one family and learn together in person outside of the school. In addition, the bill temporarily expands the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to include certain home educators. | 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z | |
| 116-hr-8460 | 116 | hr | 8460 | Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] | VA | D | M001200 | 8 | Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the use of corporal punishment in schools that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to corporal punishment, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports to address student behavior and reduce exclusionary and aversive discipline practices. | 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z | |
| 116-hr-8468 | 116 | hr | 8468 | STRONG Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] | MA | D | T000482 | 21 | Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2020 or the STRONG Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Teacher Quality Partnership program and otherwise revises the program to allow certain undergraduate students with an academic major related to teaching to enter into teaching residency programs. (Currently, only recent graduates and certain mid-career professionals may participate in these programs.) It also allows undergraduate students who enter into such a program to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z | |
| 116-sres-731 | 116 | sres | 731 | A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 22, 2020 | Education | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5998; text: CR S5983) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 6 | This resolution expresses support for Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 22, 2020. | 2021-12-29T21:58:38Z | |
| 116-hr-8422 | 116 | hr | 8422 | Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act | Education | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] | OK | D | H001083 | 17 | Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act This bill provides additional appropriations to the Department of Education for TRIO programs. (These outreach and student services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.) The bill provides the funding to (1) expand program capacity to serve more low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities, veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified individuals; and (2) provide such students with technology support. | 2023-01-11T13:44:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8400 | 116 | hr | 8400 | Parent PLUS Loan Fairness and Responsibility Act | Education | 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] | IL | D | F000454 | 0 | Parent PLUS Loan Fairness and Responsibility Act This bill allows parent borrowers to transfer their parent PLUS loans to their child under certain circumstances. Among other requirements for a transfer, the child must demonstrate the ability to repay the loan, as determined by the Department of Education. | 2023-01-11T13:44:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8382 | 116 | hr | 8382 | Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act | Education | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] | OH | R | G000588 | 7 | Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act This bill generally prohibits an institution of higher education or a covered athletic organization (e.g., an athletic association, a conference, or an organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics) from restricting the ability of a student athlete to enter into an endorsement or agency contract, with exceptions. It also provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, preempts state laws relating to endorsement or agency contracts, and establishes the Covered Athletic Organization Commission. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8393 | 116 | hr | 8393 | Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | V000133 | 0 | Frontline Health Care Worker Student Loan Assistance Act of 2020 This bill establishes a temporary program to provide federal and private student loan forgiveness to certain frontline health care workers. Frontline health care workers are those individuals who have made significant contributions to the medical response (e.g., patient care, medical research, or testing) to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-sres-721 | 116 | sres | 721 | A resolution designating the week beginning October 18, 2020, as "National Character Counts Week". | Education | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5881; text: CR S5877) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 7 | This resolution designates the week beginning on October 18, 2020, as National Character Counts Week. | 2021-12-29T21:58:37Z | |
| 116-sres-723 | 116 | sres | 723 | A resolution designating September 2020 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". | Education | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5881; text: CR S5877-5878) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | This resolution designates September 2020 as Campus Fire Safety Month. | 2021-12-29T21:58:37Z | |
| 116-hr-8356 | 116 | hr | 8356 | Combatting University Research Theft Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] | LA | R | H001077 | 0 | Combatting University Research Theft Act of 2020 This bill establishes a task force within the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to develop best practices for institutions of higher education (IHEs) to deter and combat theft of intellectual property by foreign nations or agents. Further, the bill conditions the receipt of certain federal funding for research on an IHE's implementation of security protocols to deter and combat such theft. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hr-8334 | 116 | hr | 8334 | Educators are Heroes Act | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] | OK | D | H001083 | 6 | Educators are Heroes Act This bill establishes and provides funding for the Educator Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to local educational agencies to provide premium pay to teachers and other staff for each hour of in-person work at a public elementary or secondary school during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8346 | 116 | hr | 8346 | Academic Research Protection Act | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] | PA | R | R000610 | 8 | Academic Research Protection Act This bill directs certain federal agencies to take specified steps to protect federally funded academic research from foreign threats, establishes the National Commission on Academic Research Protection, and requires information sharing with institutions of higher education related to foreign threats. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hres-1137 | 116 | hres | 1137 | Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 2020, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week". | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] | CA | D | C001080 | 2 | This resolution supports the designation of Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:49Z | |
| 116-hres-1140 | 116 | hres | 1140 | Recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of Impact Aid on September 30, 2020. | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 23 | This resolution recognizes and celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program. The program provides funding to local educational agencies that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases). | 2023-01-11T13:44:49Z | |
| 116-s-4649 | 116 | s | 4649 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 5 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2020 This bill makes it a violation of federal law for a recipient of federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls. The bill specifies that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-sres-711 | 116 | sres | 711 | A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5791-5792) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 13 | This resolution calls on the President to take executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers. Further, it encourages the President to (1) ensure that borrowers have no tax liability from the debt cancellation, (2) ensure that the debt cancellation helps close racial wealth gaps, and (3) pause student loan payments and interest accumulation on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:44:38Z | |
| 116-sres-712 | 116 | sres | 712 | A resolution designating the week of September 21 through September 25, 2020, as "Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week". | Education | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5792) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 3 | This resolution designates the week of September 21-September 25, 2020, as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:38Z | |
| 116-hr-8316 | 116 | hr | 8316 | Coronavirus E-BD Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] | CA | D | T000472 | 0 | Coronavirus Emergency Borrower Defense Act of 2020 or the Coronavirus E-BD Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to discharge, within 30 days, the federal student loan debt of three categories of borrowers. Specifically, ED must discharge the federal student loan debt of a borrower (1) who is covered by ED findings against an institution of higher education (IHE) for job placement rate misrepresentation; (2) for whom a state attorney general has asserted a right to borrower defense discharge; or (3) who was subject to a misrepresentation made by the IHE related to guaranteed employment or transferability of credits, and who has asserted such misrepresentation in a borrower defense application. ED must reimburse a borrower for amounts paid toward the federal student loan. The bill also requires ED to (1) notify borrowers of loan relief and eligibility for financial aid, and (2) report loan discharge to consumer reporting agencies. Finally, ED must initiate a proceeding to require the IHE whose act or omission resulted in loan discharge to repay ED for such amounts. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8282 | 116 | hr | 8282 | Saving American History Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B001297 | 8 | Saving American History Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by an elementary or secondary school to teach the 1619 Project or by a local educational agency (LEA) to support its teaching in public schools. (The 1619 Project is an initiative that addresses the beginning of slavery in the United States.) Additionally, an elementary or secondary school that teaches this project or an LEA that supports its teaching in public schools is ineligible to receive federal funds for professional development. Further, the Departments of Education, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services must reduce federal funds in a prorated amount to an elementary or secondary school that teaches this project or an LEA that supports its teaching in public schools. However, federal funding shall not be reduced for programs for low-income students (e.g., free or reduced-price lunch) or students with disabilities. | 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8290 | 116 | hr | 8290 | Stop Sexual Harassment in Kâ12 Act | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] | IL | D | C001117 | 3 | Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act This bill outlines the role and duties of Title IX coordinators in elementary and secondary schools, including by requiring local educational agencies to have at least one full-time Title IX coordinator per specified student population. The bill also creates a grant program to train teachers and staff on how to respond to signs of sexual harassment and assault of students, and requires the Department of Education to develop a sexual violence climate survey. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-hr-8293 | 116 | hr | 8293 | Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] | CO | D | C001121 | 4 | Teacher, Principal, and Leader Residency Access Act This bill expands the federal work-study programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) to include work-study programs that compensate students serving in a residency program at the IHE. A residency program refers to a school-based educator preparation program in which a prospective teacher, principal, or school leader (1) works for one academic year with a mentor teacher, principal, or other school leader; (2) receives concurrent instruction from the IHE; (3) acquires effective teaching or school leader skills; and (4) attains certification or licensure prior to completion of the program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-hr-8295 | 116 | hr | 8295 | Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 11 | Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to American civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-hres-1124 | 116 | hres | 1124 | Expressing support for designation of the week of September 21 through 26, 2020, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | Y000062 | 1 | This resolution supports the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:50Z | |
| 116-s-4615 | 116 | s | 4615 | SELF Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 1 | Social-Emotional Learning for Families Act of 2020 or the SELF Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate educator and school leader professional development programs on social-emotional learning and family engagement. | 2023-01-11T13:44:45Z | |
| 116-sres-703 | 116 | sres | 703 | A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. | Education | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5715-5716; text: CR S5711-5712) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 23 | This resolution designates the week beginning on September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. | 2021-12-29T21:58:34Z | |
| 116-hres-1112 | 116 | hres | 1112 | Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of Loyola University Chicago. | Education | 2020-09-15 | 2020-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] | IL | D | Q000023 | 15 | This resolution recognizes Loyola University Chicago for its contributions over its 150 years of service. | 2023-01-11T13:44:50Z | |
| 116-sres-691 | 116 | sres | 691 | A resolution expressing support for evidence-based programs that facilitate social and emotional learning during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. | Education | 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-14 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5575) | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 3 | This resolution encourages schools to (1) implement evidence-based social and emotional learning programs in both their virtual and in-person curriculum, and (2) provide their staff with virtual and in-person training on these programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:38Z | |
| 116-s-4563 | 116 | s | 4563 | Choice for Every Child Act | Education | 2020-09-10 | 2020-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 0 | Choice for Every Child Act This bill allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow low-income students and students with disabilities to the school that they attend (i.e., public, private, or home school). These funds may be used for educational and instructional materials, tutoring, and tuition. | 2023-01-11T13:44:47Z | |
| 116-hr-8182 | 116 | hr | 8182 | CHOICE Act | Education | 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-15 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406) | House | Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] | NC | R | B001311 | 0 | Creating Hope and Opportunity through Increased Choice in Education Act or the CHOICE Act This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to parents of eligible students (e.g., students who are served by local educational agencies that will not provide in-person instruction in a manner consistent with the 2019-2020 school year) for certain education-related expenses. Grant funds may be used for tuition and fees for private elementary or secondary schools, private tutoring, home school expenses, or educational materials. | 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8187 | 116 | hr | 8187 | Protection and Advocacy in Education Act | Education | 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 2 | Protection and Advocacy in Education Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for protection and advocacy systems to protect and advocate the rights of students with disabilities. | 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8193 | 116 | hr | 8193 | Supporting Survivors of Sexual Harassment in Schools Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001188 | 27 | Supporting Survivors of Sexual Harassment in Schools Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Education to ensure that local educational agencies have full-time Title IX coordinators and that such coordinators provide support to students who report sexual harassment. | 2023-01-11T13:45:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8162 | 116 | hr | 8162 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-09-04 | 2020-09-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] | PA | D | W000826 | 15 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Education (ED) should expand the allowable uses for subgrants provided under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program for the 2020-2021 school year. Specifically, ED should carry out the exceptions published in a notice on September 3, 2020, by allowing eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies and community-based organizations) that are awarded program subgrants for community learning centers to use these subgrants to (1) carry out activities that advance student academic achievement and support student success, regardless of whether such activities are conducted in person, virtually, during school hours, or when school is in session; and (2) provide in-person care during the regular school day and when full-time in-person instruction is not available to students. (Currently, the program only supports academic enrichment opportunities for children during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session.) | 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8150 | 116 | hr | 8150 | SCHOOLS Act | Education | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-01 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] | FL | D | M001207 | 30 | Safe Considerations of the Health Of Our Learning Students Act or SCHOOLS Act This bill requires a study on safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in schools. It also establishes a grant program to assist state educational agencies with implementing health and safety measures in schools. Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must study and report on the safety precautions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The study must address (1) the minimum criteria that a community needs to meet to reopen schools for full-time in-person instruction; and (2) the best practices for such criteria, including with respect to public health capacity to conduct testing and contact tracing in the community. Additionally, the study must address the practices for crisis response personnel in schools, including the designation of at least one staff member to provide crisis response in each school. Further, the study must recommend practices related to staffing, facility conditions, transportation, and the organization of classes and other group settings. Finally, the Department of Education must award grants for state educational agencies to (1) implement guidance from the CDC related to health and safety measures; and (2) carry out certain activities, such as purchasing sanitation supplies. To receive a grant, a state educational agency must, among other things, offer remote digital learning options to students for the 2020-2021 school year. These grants may not be used to support private schools or for vouchers. | 2023-01-11T13:45:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8126 | 116 | hr | 8126 | Communities Serving Schools Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] | NV | D | L000590 | 0 | Communities Serving Schools Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Education to award four-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for implementing wraparound services in public elementary and secondary schools. Wraparound service refers to a school-based service that targets academic and non-academic barriers to student achievement, including assistance with academics and physical and mental health, provision of basic needs (e.g., food, housing, and clothing), and college and career preparation. A state educational agency that receives a grant must award subgrants to local educational agencies. A local educational agency that receives a grant or subgrant must use these funds for certain activities, such as hiring an on-site coordinator to ensure wraparound services are aligned with student needs and to connect students with those services. | 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z | |
| 116-hr-8136 | 116 | hr | 8136 | Trauma-Informed Investigation Act | Education | 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] | MI | D | S001208 | 3 | Trauma-Informed Investigation Act This bill requires institutions of higher education, in order to receive certain federal funds, to ensure that sexual harassment and sexual misconduct investigations are trauma informed. Specifically, these trauma-informed investigations must (1) be equitable and timely; (2) recognize the emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal challenges related to trauma exposure; and (3) include evidence-based procedures to minimize further trauma to victims. | 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z | |
| 116-hr-8110 | 116 | hr | 8110 | Campus Free Speech Restoration Act | Education | 2020-08-25 | 2020-08-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] | NC | R | M001210 | 2 | Campus Free Speech Restoration Act This bill generally prohibits public institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting noncommercial expressive activities (e.g., peacefully assembling, distributing literature, or carrying signs) on campus. It also requires private IHEs that receive federal funds to provide students with their policies related to expressive rights. | 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z | |
| 116-hr-8075 | 116 | hr | 8075 | Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act | Education | 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 18 | Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act This bill allows local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the Impact Aid Program to use the student count and federal property valuation data from their FY2021 program applications for their FY2022 program applications. The program provides funding to LEAs that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or to those that have experienced increased expenditures due to enrollment of federally connected children (e.g., children living on Indian lands or military bases). | 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z | |
| 116-hr-8043 | 116 | hr | 8043 | Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act | Education | 2020-08-14 | 2020-08-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | OH | R | J000292 | 0 | Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act This bill establishes a scholarship-for-service program for students who served at least two years in the military, an emergency medical service, or a police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and who submit a certification of such service prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education (IHE). An eligible undergraduate student may receive a grant in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the IHE in which the student enrolls for two academic years. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-hr-8054 | 116 | hr | 8054 | SCHOOL Act of 2020 | Education | 2020-08-14 | 2020-08-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] | TX | R | R000614 | 12 | Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning Act of 2020 or the SCHOOL Act of 2020 This bill allows certain federal funds for elementary and secondary education to follow the student to the school that they attend (i.e., public, private, or home school), regardless of whether the student is learning in person or remotely. Such funds may be used for educational and instructional materials, tutoring, tuition for private school, and extracurricular activities. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-hr-8004 | 116 | hr | 8004 | To amend the Head Start Act to extend the duration of grants under such Act, and for other purposes. | Education | 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 1 | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to Head Start agencies to provide children with access to full-school-year and full-school-day services, provide access to additional service hours for migrant and seasonal agencies, or enhance the quality of existing services. | 2023-01-11T13:45:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8028 | 116 | hr | 8028 | Protect Minority Student Borrowers Act | Education | 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] | TX | D | V000132 | 0 | Protect Minority Student Borrowers Act This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of a credit applicant's institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a private education lender to discriminate against a credit applicant based on the IHE that the applicant plans to attend, currently attends, or previously attended. The Department of Justice may bring a civil action against a private education lender for violations. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the extent to which private education lenders discriminate against applicants who attend minority-serving IHEs. | 2023-01-11T13:45:27Z | |
| 116-hr-7975 | 116 | hr | 7975 | GREEN Workforce Act | Education | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 0 | Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation's Workforce Act or the GREEN Workforce Act This bill authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. The bill authorizes DOE to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions to promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices. | 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z | |
| 116-s-4465 | 116 | s | 4465 | Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act | Education | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 2 | Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act This bill establishes an emergency financial-aid grant program. Specifically, the Department of Education must award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and, through them, emergency financial-aid grants to students. An IHE must, among other things, ensure that an emergency for which a student is eligible to receive a grant includes financial challenges that impact the student's ability to continue their course of study (e.g., loss of employment). Further, the bill prohibits an emergency financial-aid grant from being (1) treated as other financial assistance for the purposes of calculating a student's amount of need, or (2) considered in determining the amount of financial aid or eligibility for other public benefits for succeeding academic years. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-s-4480 | 116 | s | 4480 | Advanced Coursework Equity Act | Education | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 2 | Advanced Coursework Equity Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish three grant programs to increase enrollment and performance of underrepresented students in advanced courses and programs. Local educational agencies receiving grants or subgrants must use such funds for certain activities, such as conducting community engagement, expanding enrollment of underrepresented students in advanced courses, and providing direct services (e.g., tutoring) to underrepresented students. | 2023-01-11T13:45:18Z | |
| 116-s-4483 | 116 | s | 4483 | Campus Free Speech Restoration Act | Education | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 3 | Campus Free Speech Restoration Act This bill generally prohibits public institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting noncommercial expressive activities (e.g., peacefully assembling, distributing literature, or carrying signs) on campus. It also requires private IHEs that receive federal funds to provide students with their policies related to expressive rights. | 2023-01-11T13:45:18Z |
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