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CHOICE Act

USA117th CongressS-74| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2021
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (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. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to support the design and implementation of state programs that allow the parent of a child with a disability to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. It also outlines the requirements for program eligibility. Further, if the state has established a program that allows parents to use public or private funds to assist with the cost of their child attending a private school, then the state may supplement those funds with federal special education funds. Additionally, 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. The bill also requires ED to return to the Treasury specified amounts made available for salaries and expenses.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1033
CHOICE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-145
CHOICE Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 12, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5959
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1033
    CHOICE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-145
    CHOICE Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 12, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5959
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5959: CHOICE Act
AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducation 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

USA117th CongressS-74| Senate 
| Updated: 1/28/2021
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. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to support the design and implementation of state programs that allow the parent of a child with a disability to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. It also outlines the requirements for program eligibility. Further, if the state has established a program that allows parents to use public or private funds to assist with the cost of their child attending a private school, then the state may supplement those funds with federal special education funds. Additionally, 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. The bill also requires ED to return to the Treasury specified amounts made available for salaries and expenses.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1033
CHOICE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-145
CHOICE Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 12, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5959
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1033
    CHOICE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-145
    CHOICE Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • November 12, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5959
    Introduced in House
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (8)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5959: CHOICE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducation 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