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To prohibit the award of Federal education funds to educational institutions and agencies that do not allow for religious exemptions to vaccination requirements, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the awarding of Federal education funds to schools and educational agencies that maintain vaccination requirements, unless they provide a religious exemption for individuals whose parents or guardians assert that vaccination conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. The bill specifies that no documentation or supporting information may be required to support such an assertion. The prohibition applies to vaccination requirements for enrollment, attendance, student activities, athletics, or employment at covered educational institutions.
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Sponsor (1)
26 cosponsors
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
- NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
- STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
- NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
- COOLTODAY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Aug 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Aug 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 29, 2025
Mr. Steube (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Massie, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Boebert, Ms. Mace, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit the award of Federal education funds to educational institutions and agencies that do not allow for religious exemptions to vaccination requirements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education Act” or the “GRACE Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF FEDERAL EDUCATION FUNDS TO CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.
(a) In General.—No Federal education funds may be made available to an educational institution or agency that has a vaccination requirement, unless such institution or agency maintains a policy under which—
(1) an individual may be exempted from such requirement if such individual (or their parent or guardian, in the case of an individual who is a child) asserts that receiving the vaccination would violate a sincerely held religious belief; and
(2) no documentation or other information is required to be submitted by the individual (or their parent or guardian) to support the validity of such assertion.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Child.—The term “child” means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.
(2) Educational institution or agency.—The term “educational institution or agency” means an elementary school, secondary school, local educational agency, or State educational agency (as those terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).
(3) Vaccination requirement.—The term “vaccination requirement” means any requirement by an educational institution or agency that, as a condition for enrollment, attendance, participation in athletics or other student activities, or employment at the institution or agency, requires an individual to have received one or more vaccinations. <all>
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