# 119-hr-5968: Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025

119-hr-5968, Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5968
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Classical Learning Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Require acceptance and administration of the Classic Learning Test (CLT).** This bill would push federal education systems and military academies to treat the Classic Learning Test (CLT) as an admissions and testing option alongside the SAT and ACT and to make the CLT available to specified eleventh grade students. - Applicants to Service Academies would be allowed to submit Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores as part of their admissions materials, with the Secretary of Defense responsible for ensuring each Service Academy accepts CLT, SAT, or ACT scores. - Students in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools would face a required CLT administration in eleventh grade, directed by the DODEA Director. - Eleventh grade students in schools funded or operated by the Bureau of Indian Education and in tribally controlled schools would be required to take the CLT, under rules set by the Bureau of Indian Education Director. - The bill assigns specific duties to the Secretary of Defense, the DODEA Director, and the BIE Director to implement these testing and admissions requirements.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Service Academies accept Classic Learning Test scores: benefit, low. If enacted, each U.S. Service Academy would let applicants submit Classic Learning Test, SAT, or ACT scores. If you apply, you could use any of these test scores. This could make applying easier for students who took the CLT.
- 11th graders in federal schools take Classic Learning Test: mixed, low. If enacted, schools run by the Department of Defense Education Activity and the Bureau of Indian Education would give the Classic Learning Test to 11th graders. This would include tribally controlled schools funded or run by BIE. Schools, not families, would arrange and give the test. Students woul…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5968 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5968)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5968 (as of 2026-04-21).