RECOVER Act

Discussed education priorities regarding private school vouchers with the Biden Administration and Congress including opposing funding of the DC voucher program in FY23 and FY24 appropriations bills Discussed Supreme Court case Carson v. Makin and implications for government funding of private education Discussed Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton and implications for religious freedom in public schools Discussed amendment 18 to H.R. 5 (the Parents Bill of Rights Act) that would create a nationwide private school voucher program Discussed current proposal in Oklahoma to create a publicly funded, virtual charter school that teaches religion H.R. 745, RECOVER Act - Opposed bill to convert pandemic recovery education funds into child opportunity scholarships H.R. 531 / S. 120, Education Choice for Children Act - Opposed bill to create $10 billion tuition tax credit H.R. 66, Native American Education Opportunity Act - Opposed bill to convert Bureau of Indian Education funding into education savings accounts H.R. 452 / S. 60, Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act - Opposed bill to create education savings accounts for students of active duty military parents Discussed the DC private school voucher program for hearing on Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part II in House Committee on Oversight& Accountability Discussed private school vouchers in advance of hearing on School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All in the House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, & Secondary Education Discussed the use of funding streams provided by Congresss COVID-19 recovery bills (the Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) and Governors Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds) for private school voucher programs in some states Submitted comments on Biden Administration's proposed regulations on closing tax loophole for capital gains donations to tuition tax credit programs