I support school choice to give parents the power to secure the best educational opportunity for their child.
Support school choice for parents and students.
Occurrences
He is working to empower students to receive a better education and the tools they need to succeed.
Evidence
Cassidy said he was joining a Senate resolution recognizing National School Choice Week and that 'all children should have access to the best tools and resources they need to succeed' and parents should have 'the power to make educational decisions that best fit their needs.'
Congress.gov shows Sen. Cassidy as sponsor of S.4416, introduced June 16, 2022, and describes the bill as creating a tax credit for charitable donations to scholarship organizations that provide K-12 education scholarships.
Cassidy said the House-passed bill included his Educational Choice for Children Act and that this was 'the first federal school choice bill' signed into law as part of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
The White House proclamation says President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill last July and that it 'creates a nationwide tax credit program' making education more affordable for families, letting taxpayers support scholarship-granting organizations for school choice.
Congress.gov records H.R. 1 as becoming Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025, and its CRS summary says section 70411 establishes a nonrefundable tax credit of up to $1,700 for cash contributions to scholarship-granting organizations providing scholarships for qualified elementary and secondary school expenses.
The White House proclamation says the One Big Beautiful Bill signed the previous July created, for the first time, a nationwide tax-credit program allowing taxpayers to contribute to scholarship-granting organizations and families to use scholarships for education that fits their needs.
The Senate roll call for H.R. 1 shows the question was passage of the bill, the result was Bill Passed, and Cassidy (R-LA) voted Yea.
Cassidy's Senate office said the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill included his Educational Choice for Children Act, quoted him supporting parental choice, and said ECCA would be the first federal school-choice legislation signed into law.
Cassidy's Senate office said Cassidy and Tim Scott led colleagues in introducing ECCA to expand education freedom and opportunity by creating charitable donation incentives for scholarships covering K-12 public and private education expenses.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Bill Cassidy as sponsor of S.4416, the Educational Choice for Children Act, introduced June 16, 2022; the CRS summary says it would create a tax credit for contributions to organizations providing scholarships to elementary and secondary students.
Assessments
Cassidy promised to support school choice in his 2014 federal Senate campaign. He publicly supported parental school choice during his Senate service, sponsored and reintroduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, voted for H.R. 1 in 2025, and his office identified the enacted school-choice tax-credit provision as his legislation. H.R. 1 became law on July 4, 2025 and created a nationwide K-12 scholarship tax-credit program, which is a concrete federal school-choice outcome. Because this occurred after his initial 2015-2021 Senate term but while he remained in office and with direct candidate contribution, it counts as delivered with later_term timing.
Cassidy promised to support school choice as a federal Senate candidate. During his Senate service, he publicly supported school choice and sponsored the Educational Choice for Children Act, a concrete federal school-choice tax-credit proposal. The later 2025 enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill reportedly included his school-choice legislation and created a nationwide tax-credit program supporting scholarship-granting organizations. Because the delivered outcome occurred after the initial 2015-2021 Senate term but while Cassidy remained in the same federal office and had materially advanced the policy, this counts as delivered with later_term timing.
Cassidy promised broadly to support school choice for parents and students. During his Senate service after the 2014 campaign, he publicly supported school choice and sponsored the Educational Choice for Children Act, a federal K-12 scholarship tax-credit proposal. Evidence indicates that his school-choice legislation was incorporated into the One Big Beautiful Bill and signed into law in 2025, creating a nationwide school-choice tax-credit program. Because the enacted outcome occurred after the original Senate term but while Cassidy remained in federal office and was tied to legislation he sponsored or materially advanced, it counts as delivered with later_term timing.