3.0.0 691 2023-01-11T13:34:16Z 2023-01-11T13:34:16Z House HR 2017-01-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROKITA:H.R. 691.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause I ``Congress shall have thepower to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises,to pay the debts and provide for the common defense andgeneral welfare of the United States; but all duties,imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the UnitedStates[Page H689]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-17T18:54:45Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:07:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T15:07:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T15:07:10Z CHOICE Act 115 235 S 2017-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2017-02-17 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 N M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-01-24 True G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2017-01-24 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-02-13 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2017-03-16 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-04-14 False Education Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Education District of Columbia Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Religion Special education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in House 2017-05-05T17:22:29Z Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act or the CHOICE Act

This bill amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act to include among the eligibility criteria for opportunity scholarships, a requirement that a student in Washington, DC is enrolled, or will be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary or secondary school. (Opportunity scholarships are provided to low-income DC students to enable them to attend a participating private school of their choice.)

The bill also amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to allow states that have established a program which allows the parents of disabled children to use public or private funds for assistance with the cost of their children attending a private school, to supplement those funds with their allocation of federal special education funds.

The bill authorizes grants to support the design and initial implementation of state programs that allow the parents of a disabled child to make a choice of the appropriate public or private school for their child.

The Department of Defense (DOD)must carry out a five-year pilot program to award scholarships to enable military dependent students who live on military installations to attend the public or private elementary or secondary schools their parents choose.DOD must select at least five military installations to participate in the program and choose those where military students would benefit from expanded education options.

The Department of Education must return to the Treasury specified amounts made available for salaries and expenses.

]]> CHOICE Act Display Title CHOICE Act Official Title as Introduced To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CHOICE Act Short Titles as Introduced Creating Hope and Opportunity for Individuals and Communities through Education Act Introduced in House 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr691ih/xml/BILLS-115hr691ih.xml 2017-02-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.