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HR 5181 · in committee · niche

SOAR Act Improvements Act

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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  1. 01

    How would expanding the DC Opportunity Scholarship to pre-K students affect funding availability for existing elementary and secondary school participants?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that simplifying the five-year renewal process will meaningfully increase private school enrollment among low-income DC families?

  3. 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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Virginia Foxx

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Introduced 2025-09-10

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.

  2. 2025-09-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-09-08 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  4. 2025-09-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-09-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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