119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 24, 2025
A resolution expressing support for the local public K-12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Mar 24, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1805-1806)
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 24, 2025)
This resolution supports federal investment in public K-12 schools, affirms that the Department of Education (ED) plays a vital role in the public education system, and states that public education funding should not be diverted (e.g., through the use of vouchers) to privately run K-12 schools.
The resolution also condemns any executive or legislative action to (1) dismantle or relocate ED or any of its major offices; or (2) reduce federal funding for public education, block federal grants for education, or transfer funding burdens for education to state and local governments.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1805-1806)
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ied: Free speech. S. 153- Repeal the TikTok Ban Act-Issues Lobbied: Free speech. S. 163-Protecting Students on Campus Act of 2025-Issues Lobbied: Civil rights. S. Res. 133-A resolution expressing support for the local public K-12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 18, 2025 · issue area: Education
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ding research into higher education institutions and public education; emailed senate staff regarding resolution on public education and emailed them regarding S.Res.133, which expresses support for local public K-12 schools
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