HR 5181 · in committee · niche
SOAR Act Improvements Act
- education
What this bill does
- This bill extends the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program through 2032 and expands it to include pre-kindergarten students.
- Low-income DC residents seeking private school education are affected by changes to scholarship eligibility and school participation rules.
- The bill authorizes Education Department grants to nonprofits for scholarships and streamlines the application renewal process to five years.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would expanding the DC Opportunity Scholarship to pre-K students affect funding availability for existing elementary and secondary school participants?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that simplifying the five-year renewal process will meaningfully increase private school enrollment among low-income DC families?
- 03
Which private schools currently participate in the program, and how might new eligibility rules change which institutions serve scholarship recipients?
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Sponsor · R-NC-5
Virginia Foxx
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-09-10 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
2025-09-10 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-09-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-09-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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