HB 2953 — Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: Takes away the cap on the amount of state moneys that a school district may receive for a student who is a child with a disability. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Removes the percentage cap on the amount of moneys that are distributed from the State School Fund to school districts for students eligible for special education as a child with a disability.<b> Directs the Department of Education to prepare and submit a report related to special education funding and expenditures. <b>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund for transfer to the State School Fund.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Dobson, April (D, OR-39) — sponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — sponsor
- McDonald , Sarah (D, OR-16) — sponsor
- Cate, Jami (R, OR-11) — sponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Chaichi, Farrah (D, OR-35) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Hoa (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Muñoz, Lesly (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — cosponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (R, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Fragala, Lisa (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
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Inbound (17)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Cate, Jami | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Chaichi, Farrah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Dobson, April | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Fragala, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gamba, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gomberg, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Grayber, Dacia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Hudson, Zach | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Javadi, Cyrus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | McDonald , Sarah | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Muñoz, Lesly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nelson, Travis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nguyen, Hoa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Wright, Boomer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Jama, Kayse | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Patterson, Deb | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Pham, Khanh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Cate, Jami (R, state_lower OR-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dobson, April (D, state_lower OR-39) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | McDonald , Sarah (D, state_lower OR-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Chaichi, Farrah (D, state_lower OR-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Fragala, Lisa (D, state_lower OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Javadi, Cyrus (R, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Muñoz, Lesly (D, state_lower OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nguyen, Hoa (D, state_lower OR-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | 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
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Nelson, Travis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Pham, Khanh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Cate, Jami (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Wright, Boomer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Gamba, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Grayber, Dacia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Gomberg, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Chaichi, Farrah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Patterson, Deb (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Jama, Kayse (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Javadi, Cyrus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Hudson, Zach (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Dobson, April (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by McDonald , Sarah (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Nguyen, Hoa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Muñoz, Lesly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Fragala, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship