United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 23 D · 1 I cosponsors

S 343 — Keep Our PACT Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (23 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill provides mandatory funding for education programs through 2035.

The Keep Our PACT Act mandates funding for K-12 education and special education programs through fiscal year 2035. It aims to ensure equitable education opportunities for disadvantaged students and those with disabilities.

What this means for you
  • Families: This bill aims to increase funding for schools serving low-income families and children with disabilities.

Summary

Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act This bill provides funding through FY2035 for grant programs operated by local educational agencies to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving students and other students who attend elementary and secondary schools with relatively high concentrations of students from low-income families. Additionally, the bill permanently reauthorizes the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement for the purposes of Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill mandates full funding levels for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

  • 20 U.S.C. 1411(i)

    None → "(i) Funding.--(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out this part, other than section 619, there are authorized to be appropriated--(A) $16,661,928,000 or 11.6 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, and there are hereby appropriated $6,425,048,000 or 4.5 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2026, which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2026, and shall remain available through September 30, 2027; ... (J) $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, and there are hereby appropriated $69,644,540,000 or 40 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2), whichever is greater, for fiscal year 2035 and each subsequent fiscal year, which--(i) shall become available for obligation with respect to fiscal year 2035 on July 1, 2034, and shall remain available through September 30, 2036; and (ii) shall become available for obligation with respect to each subsequent fiscal year on July 1 of that fiscal year and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year."

    This change authorizes mandatory funding levels for special education services, increasing appropriations significantly over several years.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 523 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (523)

523 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 343 do?
Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act This bill provides funding through FY2035 for grant programs operated by local educational agencies to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving students and other students who attend elementary and secondary schools with relatively high concentrations of students from low-income families. Additionally, the bill permanently reauthorizes the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement for the purposes of Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.
Who sponsors S 343?
S 343 is sponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Padilla, Alex (Democratic), Hirono, Mazie K. (Democratic), Reed, Jack (Democratic), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Sanders, Bernard (Independent), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Heinrich, Martin (Democratic), Smith, Tina (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Warren, Elizabeth (Democratic), Bennet, Michael F. (Democratic), Alsobrooks, Angela D. (Democratic), Wyden, Ron (Democratic), Luján, Ben Ray (Democratic), Shaheen, Jeanne (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Blunt Rochester, Lisa (Democratic), and Coons, Christopher A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 343?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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