S.Res. 531: A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities… · Congress Swing Tracker

S.Res. 531119th CongressEducation

A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.

Sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · 31 active : 2 Republicans, 27 Democrats, 2 Independents

Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8517; text: CR S8515-8516)

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Where it standsBefore the Senate

Adopted

Senate: passedDec 4, 2025

3 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this bill yet.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

Senate

Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.

Committees and subjects

Committees

No committee referrals recorded

Congress.gov lists no committee activity for this bill yet, so no member gets the gatekeeper bonus in swing-v3.

Subjects

Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Special education

Senate · 100 House · 0

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Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 18.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 4795 · Sep 3, 2026 · Roll call 655On PassageProtect Economic and Academic Freedom Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7892 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 577On PassageNo Aid for Ghost Students Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2616 · May 20, 2026 · Roll call 544On PassagePROTECT Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6472 · Mar 4, 2026 · Roll call 442On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTerritorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 6359 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 407On PassagePregnant Students’ Rights Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1049 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 313On PassageTRACE Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1069 · Dec 4, 2025 · Roll call 312On PassagePROTECT Our Kids Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1005 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 311On PassageCLASS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 881 · May 7, 2025 · Roll call 119On PassageDHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1048 · Mar 27, 2025 · Roll call 82On PassageDETERRENT Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1048 · Mar 27, 2025 · Roll call 79On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1048 · Mar 27, 2025 · Roll call 78On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area

Cosponsors

31 active

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How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.