# 119-s-1338: Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025

119-s-1338, Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1338
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

This bill would **end discriminatory exclusionary discipline** by creating federal data collection, a competitive Healing School Climate grant program, bans on specified suspensions and restraints, and a Joint Task Force focused on girls of color. - Students and families: Would bar out-of-school suspension or expulsion for preschool–grade 5 unless a serious physical injury is involved, and would bar suspensions or expulsions for insubordination, willful defiance, truancy, tardiness, grooming violations, and similar offenses through grade 12. It also would prohibit corporal punishment, seclusion, mechanical restraint, and chemical restraint. - Schools and educators: Would fund competitive Healing School Climate Grants for local educational agencies and qualifying nonprofits, with priority for schools showing pronounced discipline disparities. Grant funds must be used for evaluation and must follow the programs required protections and prohibitions. - Federal oversight and funding: Would require the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to collect and publish annual, disaggregated data on suspensions, expulsions, law enforcement referrals, arrests, placements, and related outcomes while protecting privacy. It would create a 21-member Joint Task Force to study causes and make recommendations and would authorize $500 million per year for the grants and task force and another $500 million per year for the data work. *Would authorize up to $1.0 billion per year, increasing federal spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Yearly school discipline data collection: benefit, high. This bill would require the Department of Education to collect yearly data on discipline in every public preschool through grade 12. The data would include suspensions (in- and out-of-school), number and length of suspensions, lost instruction days, expulsions and withdrawal agreements, transfers,…
- Grants to reduce harsh school discipline: benefit, medium. The bill would create competitive Healing School Climate Grants for local school districts, certain charter and Bureau of Indian Education LEAs, and qualifying nonprofits. Grants must prioritize schools with big discipline disparities and must be used to reduce exclusionary and discriminatory disci…
- Clear definitions for school discipline: benefit, medium. This bill would add clear legal definitions for many school-discipline terms. It would define things like appearance or grooming policy, chemical restraint, corporal punishment, out-of-school suspension, school-based law enforcement officer, disability (IDEA/504), seclusion, mechanical and physical…
- Joint Task Force to End Pushout: benefit, medium. The bill would create a Joint Task Force, led by Education and Health and Human Services, to study school pushout and racial disparities. The Task Force would have 21 competitively chosen members appointed within 60 days after enactment and would exclude law enforcement members. It must report reco…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1338 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1338)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1338 (as of 2026-11-03).