US House votes to expand school choice to all 50 states!
Early this morning, the US House voted to pass the multi-trillion dollar budget reconciliation bill. After months (and really years) of advocacy efforts, the bill included our number one priority, the Educational Choice for Children Act. This game-changing legislation will provide $5 billion annually in tax credits for K-12 scholarships.
What is ECCA and how will it help you? See below to watch an informative Q&A.
Thank you to those who responded to our calls to action over the last few years and especially over the last 6 months and reached out to your members of Congress by email or in person. Your voices were heard!
…But we still need your help!
The Senate is already working on its own version of the “big beautiful bill” and a federal school choice proposal. The Senate version of ECCA sponsored by Senators Bill Cassidy (R – LA) and Tim Scott (R- SC) aims to double the annual allocation to $10 billion among other improvements.
On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz (R- TX), Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced the Universal School Choice Act in Congress. The bill provides $10 billion a year for K-12 scholarships and, as its name implies, extends eligibility to every student in the country.
Agudah and its allies have been meeting with the Senate sponsors and other supporters of ECCA and the proposed Universal School Choice Act with a goal of ensuring that the “biggest and most beautiful” scholarship tax credit proposal possible is included in the final budget reconciliation package.
We will need your help to get this over the finish line and on President Trump’s desk and in the coming days and weeks will send details on what YOU can do to make a difference.
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- Rep. Burgess Owens speaking at Agudath Israel’s School Choice Mission to DC
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- Rep. Byron Donalds with Rabbi Avrohom Luban, associate director of Agudath Israel’s Florida Office
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- Senator Ted Cruz, speaking at an Agudath Israel Leadership Mission to Washington D.C.
We need your help to get this over the finish line and on President Trump’s desk.
As the bill moves to the Senate, the Agudah will continue to intensify our advocacy efforts to ensure that the proposal is improved upon and ultimately passes, making school choice a reality in all 50 states.
Help support the Agudah’s advocacy efforts and bring school choice to all 50 states by clicking here to make a donation.