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A bill to deal with the tremendous fallout from the pandemic, including providing $915 billion to state, local, and tribal governments to help avoid massive budget shortfalls and layoffs of educators and other public service employees.
A bill to provide for E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during emergency periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
A bill that would cancel at least $30,000 in outstanding student loan debt, boosting consumer spending and reducing the financial strain on educators and other borrowers.
This bill would, among other things, greatly reduce barriers associated with enrolling in public assistance by removing asset limits for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
This bill would, among other things, greatly reduce barriers associated with enrolling in public assistance by removing asset limits for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
A bill to require States to establish contingency plans for the conduct of elections for Federal office in response to national disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes.
A bill that would provide resources to help schools plan for closures, ensure early childhood programs stay in operation, emergency financial aid for college students in need of food and housing, and more.
A bill that would temporarily increase and expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to combat economic impacts of the coronavirus.
A bill that would protect students’ access to school meal benefits during school closures.
A bill that would transfer all border wall funding to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
A bill that would provide $8.3 billion to address the public health emergency posed by COVID-19. Signed into law by President Trump on March 6, 2020.
A bill that would respond to the coronavirus and future public health emergencies by providing 14 emergency paid sick leave days to every worker.
A bill which would take several steps to assist working families who are affected by COVID-19.
A bill to help stem the rising use of tobacco products by American youth.
A bill that would allow employees to access up to 14 consecutive paid sick days in the event of a school or business closure
A bill to help promote the importance and significance of the 2020 Census and encouraging individuals, families, and households across the United States to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count.
A bill to help stem the rising use of tobacco products by American youth.
A bill to prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.
A bill to prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.
A bill which will designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law.
A bill to overturn the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment rule
A bill to extend the deadline for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
A bill which would make Washington, D.C. our nation’s 51st state
A bill which would take several steps to reduce barriers to private-sector union organizing
VOTE YES on H. Res. 826 to preserve kids’ health care
A bill to help ensure low-income children across the country have access to the nutrition they need during the summer months when they lose access to healthy school meals.
A bill to help ensure low-income children across the country have access to the nutrition they need during the summer months when they lose access to healthy school meals.
A bill to help ensure low-income children across the country have access to the nutrition they need during the summer months when they lose access to healthy school meals.
A bill to help ensure low-income children across the country have access to the nutrition they need during the summer months when they lose access to healthy school meals.
A bill that would strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and help millions of children in child care access healthy, nutritious food.
The bill would prohibit schools from taking action that stigmatizes or shames students who cannot pay their school meals fees and require that all communication related to unpaid school meals fees be directed to the child’s parent or guardian
The bill includes provisions for prohibiting schools from taking any action that stigmatizes or shames students who cannot pay their meal fees, and requiring school districts to certify students who are categorically eligible (such as students who are homeless or in foster care) for free school meals.
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
A bill that would help support children who are being raised by grandparents or relatives other than their parents by ensuring automatic access to free school meals.
A bill which would help those who have taken out private education loans to rehabilitate their credit records when their ratings have been impaired by delinquent or defaulted loans.
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for other purposes
A bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Bill to overturn the 2019 Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
A bill that includes a number of our priorities including increases for Title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and full-service community schools.
This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return. It eliminates the current $10,000 cap on the deduction in 2020 and 2021.
A bill to permanently reauthorize critically needed funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions.
A bill to amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965
A bill that attempts to fix problems caused by Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).
A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President of February 15, 2019
A bill to establish various bodies and policies related to border security. It also limits when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may separate a child from a parent or legal guardian.
A bill to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens
A bill to require the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings, and for other purposes.
A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
A bill to authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders
A bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD)
A bill that would undermine vital protections for immigrant children and their families and allow prolonged detention of children, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis on our nation’s Southern border
A bill To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes
A bill To secure the rights of public employees to organize, act concertedly, and bargain collectively, which safeguard the public interest and promote the free and unobstructed flow of commerce, and for other purposes
This bill increases discretionary spending limits, suspends the debt limit, and modifies budget enforcement procedures
This bill imposes requirements and standards related to the care of aliens in U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection (CBP) custody
A bill to help curb the tragic epidemic of violence against Native American women and girls
A bill to help curb the tragic epidemic of violence against Native American women and girls
A bill to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2024, and then index it to inflation
A bill to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2024, and then index it to inflation
A bill to set a national standard for paid sick days to help meet the needs of working families
A bill to set a national standard for paid sick days to help meet the needs of working families
A bill to create a national family and medical leave insurance fund to pay workers a portion of their wages when they are unable to work for health reasons or need to care for a sick family member
A bill to create a national family and medical leave insurance fund to pay workers a portion of their wages when they are unable to work for health reasons or need to care for a sick family member
A bill to create a federally funded voucher program for students with parents on active military duty
A bill to create a federally funded voucher program for students with parents on active military duty
A bill to amend ESEA to allow federal funds to follow low-income children to their public, private, or charter school
A bill to expand school choice in the District of Columbia
A bill to distribute federal funds for elementary and secondary education as vouchers for eligible students and repeal a rule on school nutrition standards
A bill to expand eligibility for the District of Columbia voucher program to students with disabilities and establish a pilot voucher program for military dependents
A bill to create a new allowable grant under the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program to support the development of programs that allow teachers to assume structured leadership roles within their buildings while remaining in the classroom
A bill to create a $2 billion grant program to reduce K-3 class sizes to a maximum of 18 students in high-poverty districts
A bill to improve support for professional preparation of teachers, principals, librarians, and other school leaders with a focus on clinical practice
A bill to amend ESEA to establish a mentoring program to help at-risk students make the transition from middle to high school
A bill to amend ESEA to expand the military identifier program to include children whose parents are in the reserves or National Guard
A bill to amend ESEA to expand the military identifier program to include children whose parents are in the reserves or National Guard
A bill to direct the U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of Education to develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers
A bill to amend ESEA to provide more counselors and resources for struggling secondary schools
A bill to amend ESEA to protect students from sexual abuse.
A bill to require states to end corporal punishment in schools
A bill to give secondary schools targeted grants for assistive technology devices and services for students with autism or apraxia
A bill to make the Secure Rural Schools program permanent by creating an endowment fund to provide stable, increasing, and reliable funding
A bill to improve the financial literacy of secondary school students
A bill to to help narrow the “homework gap,” require the Federal Communications Commission to make E-rate support contingent on providing wi-fi access on school buses
A bill to to help narrow the “homework gap,” require the Federal Communications Commission to make E-rate support contingent on providing wi-fi access on school buses
A bill to amend ESEA to establish the Stronger Together Program to increase socioeconomic integration within schools
A bill to restore net neutrality by reinstating Federal Communication Commission (FCC) regulations requiring internet service providers (ISPs)
A bill to create a new grant program at the U.S. Department of Education to provide the resources and training necessary to teach our nation’s children the important lessons of the Holocaust and the horrific consequences of hate and intolerance
A bill to Increase pre-K through grade 12 access to computer science education
A bill to amend ESEA to increase civics education programs
A bill to Amend ESEA American history and civics programs to require inclusion of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
A bill to prohibit using anti-terrorism funds to arm educators
A bill to extend the School-Based Health Centers program authorization through 2024
A bill to extend the School-Based Health Centers program authorization through 2024
A bill torequire hospitals to tell patients how much they will be billed for services furnished by out-of-network doctors and other providers
A bill to provide $100 billion over 10 years to address the epidemic of opioid and substance abuse
A bill to provide $100 billion over 10 years to address the epidemic of opioid and substance abuse
A bill to allow children to stay with other family members if their parents are detained or deported
A bill to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations, and for other purposes
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to use alternatives to detention for certain vulnerable immigrant populations, and for other purposes
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs
A bill to repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored “high cost” health coverage scheduled to take effect in 2022
A bill to repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored “high cost” health coverage scheduled to take effect in 2022
A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
A bill to direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood and encourage girls to engage in STEM activities, including computer science
A bill to direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood and encourage girls to engage in STEM activities, including computer science
A bill to amend ESEA to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and under-represented minorities to enter STEM fields
A bill to establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to state educational agencies to modernize, renovate, or repair public school facilities
A bill to strengthen Social Security and put it on a firm financial footing
A bill to strengthen Social Security and put it on a firm financial footing
A resolution to end President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency.
A bill to prevent taking children away from their parents at the U.S. border
A bill to prevent taking children away from their parents at the U.S. border
A bill to legalize status and a path to citizenship for people in the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programs
A bill to establish a skills-based immigration point system, limit family-sponsored immigration, end the diversity visa lottery, and limit the number of refugees admitted to the United State
A bill to establish a skills-based immigration point system, limit family-sponsored immigration, end the diversity visa lottery, and limit the number of refugees admitted to the United State
A bill to end Flores protections for children who arrive in the United States with an undocumented parent by allowing indefinite detention of asylum-seeking families
A bill to end Flores protections for children who arrive in the United States with an undocumented parent by allowing indefinite detention of asylum-seeking families
A bill to help get legal status and a path to citizenship for Dreamers brought to this country as minors
A bill to create legal status and a path to citizenship for Dreamers brought to this country as minors and people allowed to remain here for humanitarian reasons under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programs
A bill to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure, and for other purposes
A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and entered the United States as children, and for other purposes
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
A bill to create a universal financial aid award letter to help students and their families compare offers from different schools
A bill to allow students to refinance their federal student loans
A bill to make significant reforms to hold for-profit colleges accountable to students and taxpayers
A bill to prevent states from suspending, revoking, or denying professional and teaching licenses to borrowers who fall behind on federal student loan payments
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to address teacher and principal shortages, especially in rural areas and high-needs districts
A bill to create competitive grant program to expand opportunities for students to study abroad
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to expand opportunities for students to obtain college credit through dual enrollment courses
A bill to prohibit federally funded colleges and universities from denying students admission or in-state tuition based on their immigration status
A bill to remove barriers to make college more affordable and accessible for homeless and foster youth students
A bill to remove barriers to make college more affordable and accessible for homeless and foster youth students
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to improve administration of the TEACH grant program and resolve problems associated with inadvertently converting grants into loans that must be paid back with interest
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to require the National Center for Education Statistics to generate data on student outcomes like graduate earnings and loan repayment
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to require the National Center for Education Statistics to generate data on student outcomes like graduate earnings and loan repayment
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers to make tax-free contributions towards their employees’ student loans
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers to make tax-free contributions towards their employees’ student loans
A bill to create a competitive grant program to support the creation and expanded use of open college textbooks
A bill to require full funding of ESEA Title I, Part A and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
A bill to require full funding of ESEA Title I, Part A and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
A bill to expand access to music and arts education by expanding allowable uses of Title I funding
A bill to expand access to music and arts education by expanding allowable uses of Title I funding
A bill to provide assistance to the immediate family of school staff killed in an act of violence while performing school duties
Expressing support for designating February 4-8, 2019, National School Counseling Week
A resolution expressing congressional support for designating March 25-29, 2019, Public Schools Week
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant and Head Start Acts to promote early learning
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant and Head Start Acts to promote early learning
A house bill to take steps toward providing universal access to full-day kindergarten
A bill to close a loophole created by the 2017 GOP tax bill that denies some federal workers full reimbursement for moving expenses
A bill to waive the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program’s five consecutive years of service requirement for military spouses who relocate during the school year due to military orders.
A bill to waive the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program’s five consecutive years of service requirement for military spouses who relocate during the school year due to military orders
A bill to amend ESEA to improve mental health services for students
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance
Amend the Child Nutrition Act to provide grants for nutrition coordinators to oversee nutrition policies in local educational agencies
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs
A bill to provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education, and for other purposes
A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for other purposes
A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program
A bill to establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program
To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision
A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020
A bill to restore net neutrality by reinstating Federal Communication Commission (FCC) regulations requiring internet service providers (ISPs)
Resolution keeping guns out of classrooms
Resolution keeping guns out of classrooms
To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding.
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other purposes.
A bill to update the Voting Rights Act, first passed in 1965.
A bill to update the Voting Rights Act, first passed in 1965.
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
A bill to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes.
A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Recognition Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Program recognizing excellence exhibited by classified school employees providing services to students in prekindergarten through high school.
A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.
A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award Program recognizing excellence exhibited by classified school employees providing services to students in prekindergarten through high school.
This bill increases by 2.6% the rates of basic pay for federal civilian employees for 2019.
A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.
