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To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.
Summary
This bill would prohibit Federal funds from being provided to any local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on students as a condition of enrollment at public elementary or secondary schools served by the agency. The bill would use the definitions of "elementary school," "local educational agency," and "secondary school" from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The effect would be to withhold all Federal education funding from school districts with COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $176,557
- ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
- PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
- ICONA RESORTS $9,900
- MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jefferson Van Drew → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Oct 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Oct 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 3, 2025
Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) In General.—No Federal funds may be provided to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by such student at a public elementary school or secondary school under the jurisdiction of such agency.
(b) ESEA Terms.—In this section, the terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, and “secondary school” have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). <all>
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