{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/06/16/budd-joins-cruz-moody-harrigan-in-introducing-legislation-to-support-military-homeschool-families/", "Budd Joins Cruz,\u00a0Moody\u00a0& Harrigan\u00a0in Introducing Legislation to Support Military Homeschool Families", "2026-06-16", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in introducing the Continuity of Military Parents\u2019 Academic Schooling and State Standards (COMPASS) Act. This legislation allows military families to continue following the homeschooling laws of the servicemember\u2019s legal home state during Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves, rather than immediately shifting to the laws of the new duty station state, reducing the burdens on those families and enhancing homeschooling options.\n\n\u201cAs a father of three children who benefited from a homeschool education, I am proud to be a strong advocate for homeschool families in the Senate. With many of our nation\u2019s military families choosing to homeschool, it is important that their children\u2019s education isn\u2019t disrupted amidst the unpredictability of moving duty stations. I am proud to join Senator Cruz in introducing common-sense legislation to eliminate this unnecessary burden and streamline the homeschooling process for military families,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\n\u201cMilitary families homeschool their children at roughly twice the rate of civilian families. Conflicting state homeschooling laws can undermine military readiness, family resilience, and retention by forcing servicemembers and their spouses to navigate different requirements each time the Department of War relocates them. This bill will provide military homeschool families with the stability and flexibility they deserve. I\u2019m proud to introduce it and urge my colleagues to move swiftly to pass this legislation,\u201d said Senator Cruz.\n\n\u201cMilitary families make many sacrifices so their loved ones can serve. They should not have to stress over a new set of homeschooling rules every time duty calls them to a new state. The COMPASS Act ensures the children of our service members can continue their education without disruption while their parents serve our country,\u201d said Senator Moody.\n\nU.S. Representative Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.-10) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cMilitary families are already asked to sacrifice more than most Americans will ever understand, and when a servicemember gets PCS orders across a state line, the last thing their family should face is a bureaucratic penalty for following them. Twelve percent of active-duty military families homeschool, roughly double the civilian rate, because it is the one constant their kids can hold onto no matter where orders send them next. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act already protects military families from conflicting state laws on taxes, voting, and driver\u2019s licenses. Senator Cruz and I are simply extending that same common-sense principle to homeschooling, ensuring that a family in compliance with their home state\u2019s laws does not have to start over the moment they cross a state line in service to this country,\u201d said Representative Harrigan.\n\nThe COMPASS Act is supported by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), and Military Homeschoolers Association.\n\nRead the full bill text HERE.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nThe COMPASS Act amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief (SCRA) Act to allow military homeschool families to continue following the homeschooling laws of the servicemember\u2019s legal home state when relocating under PCS orders.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-27T06:16:17Z", "2026-06-27T06:17:30Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/06/16/budd-joins-cruz-moody-harrigan-in-introducing-legislation-to-support-military-homeschool-families/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8963239379227161, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}