S 343 · in committee · significant
Keep Our PACT Act
- education
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress decide whether funding for low-achieving students should be treated as emergency spending rather than part of regular education budgets?
- 02
What evidence shows that grants to schools with many low-income families improve student outcomes, and how would this bill measure success?
- 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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Sponsor · D-MD
Chris Van Hollen
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
23/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-30
Joining the bill

Alex Padilla
D-CA · original

Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

Elizabeth Warren
D-MA · original

Tina Smith
D-MN · original

Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original

Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original

Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original

Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original

Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original

Bernard Sanders
I-VT · original
+ 11 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-01-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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