United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 727 (116th)
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019
Introduced
23 January 2019
Last action
23 January 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Subjects
Education, Climate
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding to any state or local educational agency (LEA) that allows its school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student. ED may award three-year grants to states or LEAs to assist them with improving school climate and culture. Grants must be used to implement school-wide positive behavior programs.
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Timeline
23 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2019
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E78)
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2021
- related to ← Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/727
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/727
- us · 116-hr-727 · source updated 21 July 2025