# 119-hr-5987: Total Force Family Education Act

119-hr-5987, Total Force Family Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5987
- Congress: 119
- Title: Total Force Family Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Expands Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school access to dependents of activated Reserve component members.** This bill would let a dependent of a reserve component member who is ordered to active service for an accompanied permanent change of station enroll at the DoDEA school at the member's permanent station when space is available, with automatic enrollment at the member's request and placement on a wait-list if the school is full.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- On-base school access for reserve families: benefit, medium. If enacted, some reserve families could enroll their children in the on-base Department of Defense school. It would apply when the reserve member is on active service and has an accompanied PCS (base move) order. The child would attend the school at the member's permanent station. At the member’s r…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5987 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5987)

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- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
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- [119-hr-2485: Arts Education for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2485)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5987 (as of 2026-09-26).