This bill will provide military homeschool families with the stability and flexibility they deserve. I’m proud to introduce it and urge my colleagues to move swiftly to pass this legislation.
Support swift passage of the COMPASS Act to allow military families to continue following the homeschooling laws of the servicemember's legal home state during Permanent Change of Station moves.
Occurrences
Evidence
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A search of Congress.gov legislation records for the COMPASS Act with homeschool and military terms did not identify an enacted bill or concrete legislative action matching the promised policy during the current term or the June 9-July 8, 2026 lookback window.
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Searches aimed at Ted Cruz's sponsored and cosponsored legislation did not surface a COMPASS Act, homeschool, or military-family PCS bill record showing Cruz sponsorship, cosponsorship, floor action, or enactment for this commitment.
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A GovInfo search for federal bill and public law text using COMPASS Act, homeschool, and military terms did not identify enacted statutory text implementing the promised PCS homeschooling home-state rule.
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Mr. Cruz introduced S. 4783, the COMPASS Act, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill would treat a homeschooled dependent child covered by PCS orders as compliant if following either the new state's law or the servicemember's legal-residence state law.
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Cruz's office announced that Cruz, Budd, and Moody introduced the COMPASS Act and said it would allow military families to keep following the servicemember's legal home-state homeschooling laws during PCS moves. Cruz said he was proud to introduce it and urged colleagues to move swiftly to pass it.
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The COMPASS Act (H.R. 9351/S. 4783) has been introduced in the House of Representatives and the US Senate but has not yet been attached to the annual military spending and policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Budd, and Mrs. Moody) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A dependent child of a servicemember who is educated at home and is covered by military orders for a permanent change of station to a location shall be considered in compliance with all compulsory education and homeschooling provisions of law of the State of the location, if such dependent child is in compliance with all the compulsory education and homeschooling provisions of law of such State or the State of the legal residence of the servicemember.
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I’m proud to introduce it and urge my colleagues to move swiftly to pass this legislation.
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Mr. Harrigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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Status: Introduced on June 15 2026 - 25% progression
Assessments
Cruz materially supported the COMPASS Act during his current Senate term by sponsoring and introducing S. 4783 on June 15, 2026, with the promised PCS homeschooling home-state-law policy, and publicly urging swift passage. However, the available current records show the Senate bill remained referred to the Armed Services Committee and the House companion remained in committee/subcommittee, with no passage or enactment by August 26, 2026. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy outcome has not been delivered, this is not full or partial delivery under the adjudication rule; it earns an effort badge.
The promise was to support swift passage of a specific federal COMPASS Act policy for military homeschooling families during PCS moves. The available congressional and public-law searches found no enacted bill or equivalent statutory implementation, and no Cruz sponsorship, cosponsorship, floor action, or other concrete material advancement of the promised policy. Because there is no delivery and no documented serious legislative attempt, this is not fulfilled and does not merit an effort badge.