Advance restorative justice practices in elementary and secondary education through an interagency commission.

Bonnie Watson Coleman · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

reintroduced the Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026. This bill would authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency commission... to promote restorative justice practices in elementary and secondary education.

Watson Coleman reintroduced legislation to create a commission promoting restorative justice in K-12 schools.

Press Releases
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Today, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) reintroduced the Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026. This bill would authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency commission, in close collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, to promote restorative justice practices in elementary and secondary education.

Watson Coleman reintroduced legislation to create an interagency commission promoting restorative justice in schools.

Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Bill to Advance Restorative Justice in Schools
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H.R.10189 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2024

The Congress.gov bill page identifies legislation to create a commission focused on advancing restorative justice in elementary and secondary education, matching the existing restorative-justice-schools commitment.

H.R.10189 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Evidence

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reintroduced the Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Watson Coleman publicly reintroduced a bill that would authorize an interagency commission with the Department of Health and Human Services to promote restorative justice practices in elementary and secondary education. This is a concrete legislative attempt, but it does not show enactment or committee movement.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Watson Coleman Reintroduces Bill to Advance Restorative Justice in Schools
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H.R.8360 Sponsored

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Her official House legislation page lists H.R. 8360 as sponsored and updated on 04/16/26, confirming the bill introduction. I did not find a later official House action in the lookback window showing the commission was created or the bill advanced.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Legislation
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Lastest Action April 16, 2026 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House status listing identifies Watson Coleman as sponsor of H.R. 8360 and still lists committee referral as its latest action. Searches covering October 15–17, 2026 found no new official evidence of enactment or establishment of the commission. Sponsorship demonstrates concrete effort; without delivery or an expired documented deadline, the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved unknown A for effort

live.house.gov, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 93%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Official evidence shows Bonnie Watson Coleman reintroduced and sponsored H.R. 8360 on April 16, 2026 to create an interagency commission on restorative justice in K-12 education. That is a serious, concrete legislative effort directly tied to the promise. But the record provided does not show enactment, creation of the commission, or meaningful legislative advancement beyond introduction as of June 12, 2026. Under the rubric, a serious attempt that did not deliver the promised outcome scores as never, with effort_badge true.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 92%