S3710-119

In Committee

SOAR Permanent Authorization Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, SOAR Permanent Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id66548D11CA0D4DF2A4D13D8D3DCA63A7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SOAR Permanent Authorization Act.
  • Section HE0449DF74DE54FCB8AEE72E6D41F756C: 2. Grant duration and Applications Section 3004(a)(2) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.04(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is...
  • Section H8067875AB74740BB8B7D35FD78AF3F43: 3. Accreditation requirements Section 3007(a)(5)(A) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07(a)(5)(A), D.C. Official Code) is...
  • Section H0F67E68A110044558C6DAA5798CE0F4D: 4. Use of funds Section 3007(a)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.07(a)(3)(B)(i)(I), D.C. Official Code) is amended...
  • Section HF90DFAC7DEC4479F981BB1F370D84F06: 5. Standardized testing requirements Section 3008(h) of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (sec. 38–1853.08(h), D.C. Official Code) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SOAR Permanent Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, SOAR Permanent Authorization Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
schools, students, and education providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 28, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 28, 2026

Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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