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Legislation to Watch

    The 119th Congress is in session and based on the responses of the Member Issue Survey (Jan. 2025), these appear to be the current federal bills to watch. Most are still in committee and none have yet passed their respective House of Congress. If you would like to read the language of a bill or if you want to track its progress, please go to www.congress.gov. You can also use that address to share your views with your Congressional representatives and senators.

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April 2025

 RESOURCES FOR TRACKING
LEGISLATION

   OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT                             PLATFORMS:

  • U.S. Senate U.S. Senate: Bills,
    Acts, & Laws

  • Office of The Clerk, US House of Representatives  Office of the Clerk,
    U.S. House of Representatives -
    Votes
     

  THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS​​

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  • LegiScan
    US Congress
         Legislature | 2025-2026 |
    119th Congress |

NEW BILLS

US HR 3430 To amend ESSA of 1965 to require maintenance of State funds for school resource officers in elementary schools and secondary schools.

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HR 3345  To abolish the Department of Education, and for other purposes.

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S 1676/ HR 3308

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to address the teacher and school leader shortage in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, and for other purposes.

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“One Big Beautiful Bill”

We know you’ve heard about it, but do you know what it really is?  Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1 by Jodey Arrington (R-TX) on May 16, 2025, this bill passed the House on May 22, 2025, by a vote of 215-214-1 and it seeks to extend the major provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which are set to expire at the end of 2025.  At over 1,000 pages, the bill addresses public education, particularly higher education, and other programs that might be of interest to you.  For more information about the bill and/or to receive updates go to The One Big, Beautiful, Bill website at https://www.whitehouse.gov/obbb/ or Congress.gov https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1
 

Also containing many references to funding cuts for education is the “Skinny” Budget for FY2026. It includes increases for Charter Schools and cuts for many education programs but maintains funding for Title I and IDEA. Rationale for each cut and increase is provided. Details of this budget from the Office of Fiscal Management may be found by clicking here: OMB Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget. 

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