Bills About Education Sponsored by Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.)

Sen. Murphy sponsored 24 bills about education in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 1, 2020	S.4936	A bill to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 30, 2020	S.4924	A bill to prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 29, 2020	S.4360	A bill to divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 29, 2020	S.4100	A bill to support children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.	20	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 18, 2019	S.2168	A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 15, 2019	S.2110	A bill to address food and housing insecurity on college campuses.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 9, 2019	S.1418	A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 14, 2019	S.RES.110	A resolution keeping guns out of classrooms.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1906)
Nov. 14, 2018	S.3626	A bill to prohibit and prevent seclusion and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 6, 2018	S.3413	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Strength in Diversity Program.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 17, 2018	S.2682	A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 11, 2017	S.1784	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the determination of cohort default rates and provide for enhanced civil penalties, to ensure personal liability of owners, officers, and executives of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 12, 2016	S.3168	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 29, 2015	S.2098	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the determination of cohort default rates and provide for enhanced civil penalties, to ensure personal liability of owners, officers, and executives of institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 14, 2015	S.1355	A bill to provide for higher education reform.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 19, 2015	S.811	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States to develop policies on positive school climates and school discipline.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 12, 2015	S.516	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 12, 2015	S.514	A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Promise Neighborhoods program.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 10, 2014	S.2993	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the determination of cohort default rates and provide for enhanced civil penalties, and to authorize the establishment of an institutional risk-sharing commission.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan. 29, 2014	S.1969	A bill to provide for higher education reform.	3	Bipartisan	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S750-752)
May 22, 2013	S.1025	A bill to provide financial assistance for school construction after a violent or traumatic crisis.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 17, 2010	H.RES.1777	Raising awareness of school pushout and promoting dignity in schools.	22	All Democrats	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2210)
March 23, 2009	H.RES.275	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sept. 8, 2008	H.RES.1417	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all public elementary schools and public secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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