Keep Our PACT Act
- Last Action
- 4/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-12Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-04-12Introduced in House
- 2019-04-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-12 (00)
Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act
This bill provides funding for disadvantaged students under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for FY2020-FY2029.
Specifically, the bill (1) provides funding for grant programs under the ESEA operated by local educational agencies dealing with the disadvantaged, and (2) reauthorizes the IDEA to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Cosponsors (20)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Special education
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