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HR 1462 115th Congress House

Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act

Official title: To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow States, in accordance with State law, to let Federal funds for the ed… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow States, in accordance with State law, to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the public school, charter school, accredited private school, or supplemental educational service program they attend, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2017 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) eliminate the standards, assessments, and academic accountability requirements for state and local educational agencies that receive funds under the Act for the education of disadvantaged children, (2) require such funds to be allocated based on the number of children residing in each state who are living in poverty, and (3) allow educational agencies to distribute per pupil amounts from such funds to parents for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses.

The bill prohibits federal officers or employees from mandating academic standards, assessments, curricula, or accountability systems.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1462: Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1462/
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"H.R. 1462: Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1462/.
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H.R. 1462, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1462/.
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