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What has Don Davis done on schools, early childhood education and job training?

Matches stated direction. He introduced a job-training bill and cosponsors special education, debt-free college and Head Start bills, none voted on, and voted against the 2025 law creating job-training Pell grants.

Don Davis

Schools, early learning, college and job training

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he is fighting to strengthen schools, expand early childhood education and make college and workforce training more affordable.

“In Congress, he's fighting to strengthen our schools, expand early childhood education, make college and workforce training more affordable”

What the record shows ·

In August 2026 he introduced the Lifelong Learning Act with Republican Brad Finstad. It would let local job-training boards spend up to 30 percent of their federal training money, up from 20, on training people who already have jobs. He cosponsors bills to fully fund the federal share of special education (IDEA Full Funding Act), to fund debt-free study at in-state public colleges (Debt-Free College Act of 2026), and to let college work-study students work in Head Start and other early learning programs (Head Start for Our Future Act).

Limit: None of these bills has had a vote. He voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 budget reconciliation law, which among many other things created Pell grants for job-training courses of 8 to under 15 weeks.

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  1. Eastern North Carolina Firsthttps://www.votedondavis.com/delivering-new-page

    Don Davis for NC · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    His six priority sections: cost of living, jobs, education, rural infrastructure, military and veterans, and a practical approach. The text sits in collapsed panels on the page.

    candidate statement

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  2. H.R. 10085 (119th), Lifelong Learning Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10085

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced August 13, 2026 by Davis with Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) as original cosponsor. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

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  3. H.R. 10085, introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr10085ih

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 2 raises from 20 to 30 percent the share of a local area's training funds that may go to training incumbent workers.

    official legislative record

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  4. 29 U.S.C. 3174, use of workforce funds (2024 edition)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title29/html/USCODE-2024-title29-chap32-subchapI-partB-subpart3-sec3174.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Subsection (d)(4)(A)(i): a local board may use not more than 20 percent of its funds for training incumbent workers.

    official legislative record

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  5. H.R. 2598 (119th), IDEA Full Funding Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2598

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA). Would provide full federal funding of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Davis became a cosponsor on January 9, 2026. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

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  6. H.R. 10455 (119th), Debt-Free College Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10455

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI); Davis is an original cosponsor, September 16, 2026. State-federal partnerships for debt-free study at in-state public colleges. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

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  7. H.R. 4318 (119th), Head Start for Our Future Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4318

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX). Adds child development and early learning, including Head Start, to the community service jobs federal work-study can pay for. Davis became a cosponsor on September 14, 2026. Referred to committee.

    official legislative record

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  8. H.R. 1 (119th), One Big Beautiful Bill Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The House agreed to the Senate amendment July 3, 2025, Roll Call 190, 218-214.

    official legislative record

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  9. Roll Call 190, H.R. 1, July 3, 2025 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Motion to concur in the Senate amendment, 218-214. Davis: No. No Democrat voted Yea.

    official legislative record

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  10. Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-119publ21

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 83002 creates Workforce Pell Grants for programs of 150 to under 600 clock hours, lasting 8 to under 15 weeks.

    official legislative record

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