# 117-hr-6380: Open Schools Act

117-hr-6380, Open Schools Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6380
- Congress: 117
- Title: Open Schools Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-01-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Open Schools Act This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to parents of eligible students for certain education-related expenses. Eligible student refers to a student who is enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year in an elementary or secondary school that (1) is located in a local educational agency that received certain COVID-19 relief funds; and (2) does not provide, for any reason related to COVID-19, in-person learning for each enrolled student for each school day during the school year. Grant funds may be used to pay the tuition and fees for a private elementary or secondary school, pay the cost of attending a public school that provides in-person learning, or for other expenses and educational materials.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.

## Sources
- [117-hr-6380 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6380)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5586)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
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