CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

W. Steube (R-FL)

GRACE Act

H.R. 5075 · House bill Education

A Republican bill with 26 Republican cosponsors · See all 26 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "GRACE Act," aims to prohibit Federal education funds from being given to certain educational institutions and agencies. This restriction applies if those institutions have vaccination requirements but do not allow for religious exemptions. Under this Act, an institution must allow individuals or their parents to claim an exemption based on a sincerely held religious belief. The bill specifically mandates that no documentation or additional information be required to support this claim. This applies to elementary schools, secondary schools, and various state or local educational agencies.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Does this protect the freedom to practise a religion?

    The bill mandates that educational institutions accommodate sincerely held religious beliefs regarding vaccinations without requiring supporting documentation.

  • Scored +3

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill allows parents to exempt their children from school vaccination requirements based on religious beliefs.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill facilitates easier access to educational environments for those with religious objections to vaccination requirements.

The opposite

  • Scored -4

    Does this put more money into public schools?

    The bill threatens to withhold federal education funds from institutions that do not comply with the new religious exemption mandates.