# 116-hr-5325: Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019

116-hr-5325, Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5325
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2019-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2019 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices). The bill requires ED to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools. It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5325 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5325)

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