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H.R. 3421: A PLUS Act

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H.R. 3421: A PLUS Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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

A PLUS Act

Plain summary

Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success or the A PLUS Act This bill allows each state to receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and manage the funds to advance the educational policy of the state. States must submit to the Department of Education a declaration of intent no less than every five years. Each declaration must be formulated by a combination of specified state officials or by referendum and must list the programs for which consolidated funding is requested. States may use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law, but must make certain assurances that they will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, abide by federal civil rights laws, advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged, and use federal funds to supplement rather than supplant state funding. Each declaration state shall: (1) inform the public about its student achievement assessment system; (2) report annually on student progress toward the state's proficiency standards by specified student groups; and (3) provide for the equitable participation of private school children and teachers in the same manner as provided for under current law.

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Official text

A PLUS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · 53 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Trent Kelly (R-MS)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Referendum
A vote by the public on a law or measure. Texas statewide propositions are how voters decide on constitutional amendments.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3421 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114