Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
Total Force Family Education Act
A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Total Force Family Education Act. It aims to make sure that certain families in the military have fair access to Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Specifically, it applies to dependents of certain reserve component members who are performing active service. Under this bill, these dependents can attend the school at the member's permanent military installation. They will automatically get enrolled if the school has enough space. If there is not enough room, they will be put on a wait-list.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +7
Would children be better off under this?
Increases access to DoDEA schools for children of eligible reserve members.
- Scored +5
Would students be better off under this?
Provides eligible students with an opportunity to attend DoDEA schools.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to use public money at a school other than the local one?
Provides an additional high-quality educational option for dependents of reserve members.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Dependents of certain reserve component members performing active service under an order for an accompanied permanent change of station are eligible to attend a school established under section 2164 at the member's permanent station, which helps military families access education (Section 2, adding subsection (n)(1) and (n)(2)).
- Dependents will automatically be granted enrollment at the school at the member's request if there is enough space to accommodate them, making the enrollment process easier for these families (Section 2, adding subsection (n)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- If there is not enough space available at the school when the dependent tries to enroll, the dependent will only be placed on a wait-list instead of getting immediate enrollment (Section 2, adding subsection (n)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — Increases access to DoDEA schools for children of eligible reserve members. Would students be better off under this? — Provides eligible students with an opportunity to attend DoDEA schools. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Reduces the burden of finding and paying for education when relocating for service.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make it easier to use public money at a school other than the local one? — Provides an additional high-quality educational option for dependents of reserve members.
- 1/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania