US HB5325 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices). The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools. It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.
Title
Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019 Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
| Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
| Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] |
| Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] | Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA] |
| Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS] |
| Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI] |
| Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2019-12-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Education
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Minority education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Criminal justice information and records
Education
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Minority education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5325/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5325/BILLS-116hr5325ih.pdf |
