Dan Sullivan on Education

RepublicanAK

Education37 votes · 16.7/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

42 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 37 of them counted toward the score above: 17 toward “Expand federal role” and 20 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 5 did not count: 4 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2026-06-24	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".S.J.Res. 196 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Expand federal role
2026-01-27	A bill to require institutions of higher education to disseminate information on the rights of, and accommodations and resources for, pregnant students, and for other purposes.S. 3627 · 119th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expand federal role
2023-11-15	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".S.J.Res. 43 · 118th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2023-06-01	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".H.J.Res. 45 · 118th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2023-05-31	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".H.J.Res. 45 · 118th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Reduce federal role
2022-12-14	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)".S.J.Res. 60 · 117th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2022-05-03	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs.S.J.Res. 39 · 117th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2021-03-06	To provide children with an option for in-classroom education instruction if the child's local public school does not commit to re-opening to 5-day-a-week, in-classroom instruction for the remainder of the current school year and the 2021-2022 school year.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2020-03-11	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".H.J.Res. 76 · 116th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Expand federal role
2020-03-10	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".S.J.Res. 56 · 116th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expand federal role
2017-03-09	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.J.Res. 57 · 115th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2017-03-08	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.H.J.Res. 58 · 115th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Reduce federal role
2015-12-09	An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-12-08	An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-11-18	An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-16	An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-16	An original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-16	To establish a Federal-State partnership to provide access to high-quality public prekindergarten programs from low-income and moderate-income families to ensure that they enter kindergarten prepared for success, and for other purposes.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-16	To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a full-service community schools grant program.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-16	To amend the allocation of funds under subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-07-16	To authorize the establishment of American Dream Accounts.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-16	To provide for youth jobs, and for other purposes.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-16	To provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems, and for other purposes.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2015-07-15	To amend the accountability provisions.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-07-15	To ensure that States measure and report on indicators of student access to critical educational resources and identify disparities in such resources, and for other purposes.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-15	To reinstate grants to improve the mental health of children.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-15	To establish a climate change education program.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-15	In the nature of a substitute.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-07-14	To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-14	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to parental notification and opt-out of assessments.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2015-07-14	To require local educational agencies to inform parents of any State or local educational agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding student participation in any mandated assessments for that school year.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-14	To require a State's report card to include information on the graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-14	To expand opportunity by allowing Title I funds to follow low-income children.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2015-07-13	To establish a committee on student privacy policy.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-09	To ensure that States have policies or procedures that prohibit aiding or abetting of sexual abuse, and for other purposes.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-09	To amend part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow funds provided under such part to be used for a site resource coordinator.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-09	To allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2015-07-08	To allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the accredited or otherwise State-approved public school, private school, or supplemental educational services program they attend.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2015-07-08	To restore sections of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-07-08	To amend section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) to provide for additional disaggregation for local educational agencies with a total of not less than 1,000 Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2015-07-08	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school librarians and effective school library programs.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2015-03-25	To make college more affordable for middle-class families by allowing borrowers with outstanding Federal and private student loans to refinance at the equivalent interest rates that were offered to Federal student loan borrowers during the 2013-2014 school year and to fully offset the cost of such a program by requiring millionaires to pay at least a 30 percent effective Federal tax rate.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand federal role / Reduce federal role axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.