I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2315 
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2019 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. TRONE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. KUSTER
of New Hampshire, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. TITUS, 
and Mr. LEVIN of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Our Promise to 
America’s Children and Teachers Act’’ or the ‘‘Keep Our 
PACT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Children are our Nation’s future and great-
est treasure. 
(2) A high-quality education is the surest way 
for every child to reach his or her full potential. 
(3) Part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et 
seq.) helps address inequity in education in school 
districts across the United States to provide a high- 
quality education to every student. 
(4) The Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) guarantees all children 
with disabilities a first-rate education. 
(5) The amendments made to such Act by the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–446; 118 Stat. 2647) 
committed Congress to providing 40 percent of the 
national current average per-pupil expenditure for 
students with disabilities. 
(6) A promise made must be a promise kept. 
SEC. 3. MANDATORY FUNDING OF PART A OF TITLE I OF 
ESEA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF FISCAL YEAR 2019 PART A OF 
TITLE I APPROPRIATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2019 part A of title I appropriation’’ means the 
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for programs 
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under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(b) FUNDING.—There are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2020, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2019 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $17,649,171,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is greater; 
(2) for fiscal year 2021, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2019 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $19,640,424,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is greater; 
(3) for fiscal year 2022, an amount that equals 
the difference between— 
(A) the fiscal year 2019 part A of title I 
appropriation; and 
(B) $21,856,338,000 or the full amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
for those programs, whichever is greater; 
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