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H.R. 83 119th 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: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs 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 Workforce.

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Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act

This bill revises requirements related to federal education funding for disadvantaged children. Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates the standards, assessments, and academic accountability requirements for state and local educational agencies that receive federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children; (2) requires such funds to be allocated based on the number of children residing in each state who are living in poverty; and (3) allows 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. 83: Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-83/
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"H.R. 83: Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-83/.
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H.R. 83, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-83/.
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