# 117-hr-7320: Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022

117-hr-7320, Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7320
- Congress: 117
- Title: Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Restorative Practices in Schools Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to replace existing zero-tolerance disciplinary polices and punitive discipline in elementary and secondary schools with restorative practices. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the use of discipline practices that funnel students out of school and toward the juvenile legal and criminal legal systems (i.e., the school-to-prison pipeline).

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act
- 117-hr-7062: Honoring Harriet Tubman Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hres-942: Original Black History Month Resolution of 2022
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.

## Sources
- [117-hr-7320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7320)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-7062: Honoring Harriet Tubman Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7062)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-942: Original Black History Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-942)
- [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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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7320 (as of 2025-11-18).