S. 343 119th Congress Senate

Keep Our PACT Act

Official title: A bill to require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

Education AppropriationsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationSpecial education

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Introduced in Senate

Jan 30, 2025

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

Votes taken on this bill 3

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 20, 1995	Senate · vote #315	On the Cloture Motion S. 343	Rejected	58–40	See who voted →
Jul 18, 1995	Senate · vote #311	On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1487 to S. 343 (Comprehensive Regulatory Reform A…	Rejected	53–47	See who voted →
Jul 17, 1995	Senate · vote #309	On the Cloture Motion S. 343	Rejected	48–46	See who voted →

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Lobbying activity 14

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
14 filings
SENATE
14 filings
Education, Dept of
8 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
8 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
4 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
4 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 24