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Senate bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

FUTURE Act

S. 1279Introduced May 2, 2019Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. Doug Jones D-AL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 2, 2019 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 2 independents

9 of 18 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), David Perdue (R-GA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Tina Smith (D-MN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Jon Tester (D-MT), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Doug Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.