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HRES 293 117th Congress House Education Cardiovascular and respiratory health Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Teaching, teachers, curricula

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that elementary and secondary schools in the United States should be opened for in-person instruction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2021 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 8, 2021
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This resolution urges each elementary and secondary school in the United States to open for in-person instruction as soon as possible.

What's happening now April 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 293: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that elementary and secondary schools in the United States should be opened for in-person instruction, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-293/
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"H. Res. 293: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that elementary and secondary schools in the United States should be opened for in-person instruction, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-293/.
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H. Res. 293, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-293/.
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[H. Res. 293: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that elementary and secondary schools in the United States should be opened for in-person instruction, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-293/)
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