# 117-hr-8671: RECOVER Act

117-hr-8671, RECOVER Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8671
- Congress: 117
- Title: RECOVER Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery Act or the RECOVER Act This bill directs local educational agencies to use certain federal COVID-19 relief funds to address student learning loss by distributing direct financial assistance (i.e., Child Opportunity Scholarships) to the parent or guardian of an eligible student for certain qualified educational expenses (e.g., educational materials, tutoring, or private school tuition). Eligible student refers to a child who is a member of a household with an income that is not more than 300% of the federal poverty level.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
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- 117-hr-8731: Protect Children’s Innocence Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8671 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8671)

## Related
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- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9063)
- [117-hr-8731: Protect Children’s Innocence Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8731)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8671 (as of 2025-11-18).