Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Education
Christopher Murphy
Democratic, Connecticut
On Education, the 25 measures they backed give a position, but too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 2 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
25 measures · 7 sponsored · 18 cosponsored
Too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.44
- Democratic caucus median −0.40, from 29 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.15, from 9 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Voted Yea
A bill to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
MAGNET Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summer for All Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Show the other 2 sponsored measures
Cosponsored
Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Diversify Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Show the other 13 cosponsored measures
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S2407)
Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S491)
A resolution recognizing January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S516; text: CR S514-515)
PATHS to Tutor Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
College Transparency Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
College for All Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
IDEA Full Funding Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Safe Schools Improvement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S599-600; text: CR S598-599)
Keep Our PACT Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.