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CHOICE Act

USA116th CongressS-145| Senate 
| Updated: 1/16/2019
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act This bill expands school choice programs for elementary and secondary school students. The bill requires, to qualify for an opportunity scholarship, that a student in the District of Columbia be currently enrolled, or be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary or secondary school (opportunity scholarships are provided to low-income District students to enable them to attend a participating private school of their choice); permits states that have established programs allowing the parents of disabled children to use public or private funds for assistance with the cost of their children attending a private school to supplement those funds with federal special education funds; and authorizes grants to support the design and initial implementation of state programs that allow the parents of a disabled child to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. The Department of Defense must carry out a five-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable military dependent students who live on military installations to attend the public or private elementary or secondary schools their parents choose.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 15, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8182
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406)
  • January 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 15, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8182
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406)

Education

AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationDistrict of ColumbiaEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsReligionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costs

CHOICE Act

USA116th CongressS-145| Senate 
| Updated: 1/16/2019
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act This bill expands school choice programs for elementary and secondary school students. The bill requires, to qualify for an opportunity scholarship, that a student in the District of Columbia be currently enrolled, or be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary or secondary school (opportunity scholarships are provided to low-income District students to enable them to attend a participating private school of their choice); permits states that have established programs allowing the parents of disabled children to use public or private funds for assistance with the cost of their children attending a private school to supplement those funds with federal special education funds; and authorizes grants to support the design and initial implementation of state programs that allow the parents of a disabled child to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. The Department of Defense must carry out a five-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable military dependent students who live on military installations to attend the public or private elementary or secondary schools their parents choose.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 15, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8182
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406)
  • January 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 15, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8182
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4405-4406)
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (11)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Kelly Loeffler (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationDistrict of ColumbiaEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMilitary personnel and dependentsReligionSpecial educationStudent aid and college costs