# 117-hr-6564: Keep Schools Open Act

117-hr-6564, Keep Schools Open Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6564
- Congress: 117
- Title: Keep Schools Open Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keep Schools Open Act This bill generally prohibits federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools, local or state educational agencies, or institutions of higher education (IHEs) that do not provide in-person instruction. Specifically, the bill prohibits a school, educational agency, or IHE from receiving federal education funds unless the school, educational agency, or IHE (1) demonstrates to the Department of Education (ED) that it provides in-person instruction to students, and (2) certifies to ED that it will not discontinue in-person instruction for students due to COVID-19. This prohibition does not apply to a school, educational agency, or IHE that provides distance education or other virtual instruction to students in the regular course of its operations for reasons that are unrelated to COVID-19.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6564 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6564)

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- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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