Keep Our PACT Act

Summary

Requires the federal government to provide guaranteed, mandatory funding increases for low-income student programs (Title I Part A) and special education (IDEA Part B) starting in fiscal year 2026 and continuing through the 2030s, with specified annual funding floors and multi-year appropriations. Declares those amounts as emergency requirements for budget scoring so they are treated outside ordinary pay-as-you-go constraints.

• Creates mandatory, guaranteed federal funding floors for Title I Part A for FY2026–2035, using the FY2025 appropriation as a baseline.
• Sets mandatory authorization and appropriation floors for IDEA Part B (excluding 619 preschool) for FY2026–2030 and establishes a statutory formula for FY2031 onward.
• Specifies paired authorized and appropriated dollar amounts (or alternative percentage floors) for IDEA Part B each year, with appropriations becoming available July 1 and lasting ~15 months.
• Designates all provided amounts as emergency requirements for PAYGO and budget-resolution scoring, changing how they count against procedural budget limits.
• Raises predictable federal funding levels for K–12 Title I (low-income student supports) and special education services, increasing total federal outlays relative to current practice.
• Does not change program eligibility or core statutory program rules beyond funding levels and timing of availability.
• Will increase federal mandatory spending and affect budget enforcement and deficit scoring.
• Implements multi-year funding commitments through statutory floors rather than leaving these increases to annual discretionary appropriations.