# 119-hr-869: Keep Our PACT Act

119-hr-869, Keep Our PACT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-869
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep Our PACT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Locks in multi-year, mandatory federal funding for Title I and IDEA Part B, creating specific annual floors and targets.** This bill would require set minimum appropriations for Part A of Title I for FY2026–2035 and define year-by-year targets and appropriated amounts for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B. - Families and students: Provides steadier federal support for low-income and high-need schools. It sets Title I Part A annual floors that rise from about $20.5 billion in FY2026 to about $54.3 billion in FY2035. - Students with disabilities and states: Creates annual "target" and "amount appropriated" figures for IDEA Part B that grow each year and reach 40% of the statute's per-pupil "amount determined" by FY2035. - Federal budget process: Declares these amendments an emergency under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act and ties emergency-designation rules to budget enforcement for FY2026–2035.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal aid for high-need schools: benefit, high. This bill would create mandatory floor funding for Title I school aid from FY2026 to FY2035. For FY2026–FY2034, the government would cover the gap between the FY2025 Title I amount and each year’s floor or the full authorized amount. Floors would rise from about $20.5 billion (FY2026) to about $48.…
- More federal funding for special education: benefit, high. This bill would set guaranteed funding for IDEA Part B (special education) from FY2026 to FY2035. Each year, states would get either a fixed dollar amount or a share of a formula based on the number of children with disabilities and average per‑pupil costs, whichever is larger. Funding would ramp u…
- Emergency budget label for this bill: mixed, low. The bill would label its funding as an emergency for federal budget rules. This would keep these costs from counting against PAYGO and some budget limits. It would not by itself give money to households; it changes how Congress scores the cost.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-869 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/869)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-869 (as of 2026-10-03).