SB 786 — Requires a public institution of higher education to award academic credit when an enrolled student completed a high school class or participated in a high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: Tells colleges to give course credit to an incoming student who took part in certain programs while the student was in high school. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires a public institution of higher education to award academic credit when an enrolled student completed a high school class or participated in a high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution. Requires the institution to award two or four academic credits to each student who participated in specified programs affiliated with national organizations. Prohibits an institution from requiring certain students to take an introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at the institution as a prerequisite for taking more advanced courses at the institution.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — sponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- Weber, Suzanne (R, OR-16) — cosponsor
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Harbick, Darin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Nash, Todd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Weber, Suzanne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Weber, Suzanne (R, state_upper OR-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Harbick, Darin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Smith, David Brock (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Weber, Suzanne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Nash, Todd (sponsor) · sponsorship