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S 343 · in committee · significant

Keep Our PACT Act

What this bill does

  • This bill provides funding through 2035 for grants to help low-achieving students in schools with many low-income families.
  • The bill affects elementary and secondary schools, students with disabilities, and state education agencies.
  • Funding is designated as emergency spending and exempt from budget offset requirements.

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  1. 01

    How should Congress decide whether funding for low-achieving students should be treated as emergency spending rather than part of regular education budgets?

  2. 02

    What evidence shows that grants to schools with many low-income families improve student outcomes, and how would this bill measure success?

  3. 03

    Which groups would benefit most from this funding, and how might priorities differ between schools serving students with disabilities versus other low-achieving students?

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Chris Van Hollen

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Introduced 2025-01-30

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. 2025-01-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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