A 7977 — Enacts the End Bullying and Discrimination in Schools Everywhere (BEACON) Act
Congress · introduced 2025-04-16
Strengthens protections against discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on actual or perceived immigration status, and to improve implementation and oversight under the Dignity for All Students Act.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Emerita Torres (—, NY-85) — sponsor · 2025-04-16
- Al Taylor (—, NY-71) — cosponsor · 2025-04-16
- John T. McDonald III (—, NY-108) — cosponsor · 2025-04-16
- MaryJane Shimsky (—, NY-92) — cosponsor · 2025-04-16
- Anna Kelles (—, NY-125) — cosponsor · 2025-04-16
Action timeline
- · assembly — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- · assembly — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- · assembly — PRINT NUMBER 7977A
- · assembly — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Text versions
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | Anna Kelles | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-16 | John T. McDonald III | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-16 | MaryJane Shimsky | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-16 | Al Taylor | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-16 | Emerita Torres | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerita Torres (—, state_lower NY-85) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Al Taylor (—, state_lower NY-71) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Anna Kelles (—, state_lower NY-125) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | John T. McDonald III (—, state_lower NY-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | MaryJane Shimsky (—, state_lower NY-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2025-04-16 · cosponsored by John T. McDonald III (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-16 · cosponsored by MaryJane Shimsky (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-16 · cosponsored by Anna Kelles (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-16 · cosponsored by Al Taylor (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-16 · sponsored by Emerita Torres (sponsor) · sponsorship