Today, after a weekend-long marathon and by a vote of 51-50, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 1, the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), which incorporates key tax credit extensions for businesses and other changes to federal spending that impact health care, immigration, education, and more. To meet the President’s goal of signing BBB into law by the 4th of July, the House is expected to reconvene this Wednesday and vote on the Senate’s bill. COPAA continues to oppose HR 1 because it includes more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid and $350 million in cuts to Pell Grants/student loans, while at the same time proposing unlimited funds for a federally subsidized school voucher mechanism that will not provide protections under the IDEA. Together, the cuts to Medicaid, Pell/loans, and the unprecedented federal voucher provision will harm students with disabilities and their families. Please EMAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY and URGE a ‘NO’ vote on HR 1.
Federal Judge Again Blocks the Dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs in Victim Rights Law Center, et al. v. United States Department of Education, ordering that the Executive Branch Defendants cannot carry out...
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