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H.R. 2107: Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act

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H.R. 2107: Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-14 · Education · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10021)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10021) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act

Plain summary

Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act - Keep Our PACT Act - Makes appropriations in order to provide for the full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA-NCLBA), and for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Makes such appropriations for ESEA-NCLBA programs in a specified amount for FY 2003, and in amounts for each of FY 2004 through 2008 which equal the difference between other appropriations and specified amounts for each of those fiscal years. Amends IDEA to authorize and make appropriations for: (1) each of FY 2004 through 2010 in specified amounts; and (2) each subsequent fiscal year, in amounts necessary to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for IDEA part B programs of assistance for education of all children with disabilities.

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Official text

Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2107 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108