About the bill
The Student Success Act is an education reform bill that would shift responsibility for student assessment and school accountability to states by reducing or eliminating federal education oversight, spending, and programs. The bill would create a federal grant for states and school districts called the Local Academic Flexible Grant. It would require 10 percent of this grant to support state and local programs that operate outside of traditional public school systems, such as charter schools. It would also have Title 1 funds, which are federal grants given to local education agencies serving a high percentage of low income families, follow low-income students to whichever schools they attend. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which issued a supporting press release and a summary …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 8, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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11 Cosponsors (11 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rokitas landmark education bill signed into law”
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Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN4, 2011-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 10, 2015
“Rep. Allen Votes to Restore Authority Back To State and Local Educators”
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Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA12]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 2, 2015
“Addressing the Police Practice of Using Young Confidential Drug Informants”
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Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
on Dec 11, 2015
History
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Feb 28, 2012
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3989 (112th). |
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Jul 19, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5 (113th). |
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Feb 3, 2015
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Feb 11, 2015
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Feb 20, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Education and the Workforce
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jul 8, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 16, 2015
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1177 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5 (114th). |
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Nov 17, 2015
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Related Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Dec 2, 2015
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1177 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5 (114th). |
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Dec 9, 2015
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 10, 2015
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1177 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5 (114th). |
H.R. 5 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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