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S.J.Res. 7119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) · 16 active : 16 Republicans
Latest action: Held at the desk.
Where it standsBefore the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Passed Senate
- Senate: passedMay 8, 2025
- House: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission titled
Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program
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and published on August 20, 2024. The rule permits schools and libraries participating in the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-Rate) to purchase discounted Wi-Fi hotspots and associated mobile connectivity service for off-premises use by students, school staff, and library patrons. Under the rule, E-Rate participants must implement acceptable use policies that require hotspots to be used primarily for educational purposes.
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
On the Joint ResolutionPassed50 yea, 38 nayMay 8, 2025 · Roll call 238
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Congressional oversight
- Educational technology and distance education
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- School administration
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 51Middle 30–70
- 40Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
16 activeShow all 16 cosponsors
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
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.
