Introduce and support legislation to repeal the federal private school voucher program and keep public dollars in public schools.

Mazie K. Hirono · Hawaii · Democratic

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 98%

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

Occurrences

led 28 of their colleagues in introducing the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act, legislation that would repeal the school voucher provisions tucked into the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Hirono led introduction of a bill to repeal the new federal private school voucher program.

Hirono, Kelly Lead Bill to Repeal Federal Private School Voucher Program, Keep Public Dollars in Public Schools
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Evidence

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Congress.gov lists H.R.1 as Public Law No. 119-21 and says Section 70411 establishes a nonrefundable tax credit of up to $1,700 for contributions to scholarship granting organizations for qualified elementary and secondary school expenses.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current federal record shows a new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit became law, which is the opposite direction from repealing federal private-school voucher-style support.

never later_term

H.R.1 - 119th Congress: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The Senate roll call on final passage of H.R.1 shows the bill passed 50-50 with the Vice President voting yea; Hirono (D-HI) is listed as Nay.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Hirono opposed the 2025 law that created the federal scholarship tax credit, showing concrete opposition but not successful repeal.

partial later_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 372
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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The 2009 appropriations law funded $14,000,000 for D.C. opportunity scholarships but provided that scholarship funds after school year 2009-2010 would be available only if Congress reauthorized the program and D.C. approved reauthorization.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During Hirono's House service, Congress enacted a partial phaseout condition on the D.C. federal voucher program, but it did not fully repeal the program or permanently keep all funds in public schools.

partial same_term

Public Law 111-8 text - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Congress.gov records H.R.1105 as Public Law No. 111-8, passed by the House 245-178 on February 25, 2009, passed the Senate by voice vote on March 10, and became law on March 11, 2009.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The phaseout language became law, so there was a real but temporary partial delivery rather than a durable repeal.

partial same_term

H.R.1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Division C is the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act. It states the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program should be reauthorized and provides opportunity scholarships for students to attend private schools.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The 2011 law reversed the 2009 phaseout by reauthorizing the D.C. voucher program during Hirono's House tenure.

never same_term

Public Law 112-10 text - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Congress.gov records H.R.1473 as Public Law No. 112-10, passed by the House 260-167 and the Senate 81-19, and became law on April 15, 2011.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Because the reauthorization became law, the earlier partial phaseout did not amount to lasting repeal of the federal private-school voucher program.

never same_term

H.R.1473 - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term

During Hirono's federal House service, Congress enacted 2009 appropriations language that restricted D.C. Opportunity Scholarship funding after the 2009-2010 school year unless Congress and D.C. reauthorized it. That was a real partial phaseout of the federal private-school voucher program, but it was not a full or durable repeal, and Congress reauthorized the program in 2011. Later developments, including Hirono's 2025 nay vote on a new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit, show continued opposition but not delivery of the promised repeal or a permanent policy keeping public dollars in public schools.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%