HR 4901 · 114th Congress · Education

SOAR Reauthorization Act

Introduced 2016-04-12· Sponsored by Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]· House

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Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.(2016-07-14)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-04-29
Roll #179
Yea 224Nay 181
Democrats
2 Yea·173 Nay
Republicans
222 Yea·8 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-04-29
Roll #179
Yea 224Nay 181
Democrats
2 Yea·173 Nay
Republicans
222 Yea·8 Nay
FailedHouse · 2016-04-29
Roll #178
Yea 167Nay 228
Democrats
167 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·227 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools. The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, or prevent otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of: the type of school the student previously attended; whether or not the individual previously received the scholarship or participated in OSP, including one previously awarded a scholarship who did not use it; or was a member of the control group used by the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out previous OSP evaluations. An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure: the financial viability of a participating school in which 85% or more of enrolled students receive and use an opportunity sc…

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H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act

Apr 22, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 14, 2016

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Cosponsors (16)

1 Democrat15 Republicans