What it does
SourcedEnding Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2025 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices).
The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools.
It also establishes a joint task force to end overuse of exclusionary discipline practices, failure to address trauma or other mental health needs, discrimination, or other educational barriers (i.e., school pushout).
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 8, 2025).
Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.
What has happened
Sourced- Apr 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.House floor actions
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
Cosponsors
- Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
- Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
- Greg Casar D-TX-35
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
- Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
- Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
- Ilhan Omar D-MN-5
- Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
- Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
- Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12