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H.R. 627 110th Congress House

Keep Our PACT Act

Official title: To require full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Introduced: January 22, 2007 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsDepartment of EducationDisabledEconomics and Public Finance
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Elementary and secondary educationElementary educationFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsSecondary educationSpecial education
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May 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jan 22, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 22, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E165)
Jan 22, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act or the Keep Our PACT Act - Makes appropriations of: (1) the greater of specified amounts or the authorized amounts for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for FY2007-FY2014; and (2) specified amounts for FY2007-FY2015 and an amount determined pursuant to a specified formula (based on the number of children who received special education, the average per-pupil expenditure, and the rate of change in a state's population) for FY2016 and thereafter for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Requires such appropriated amounts to be expended consistent with pay-as-you-go requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 19
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 22, 2008
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 15, 2007
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 27, 2007
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 29, 2007
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 22, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jan 22, 2007
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jan 22, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 22, 2007
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 22, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 22, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 22, 2007
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 22, 2007
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2007
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 22, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2007
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 22, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 22, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 22, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 627: Keep Our PACT Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-627/
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