The Church teaches that parents have the right to direct the education of their children, and the government should provide parents the means to educate their children in accordance with their religion. Passing robust school choice provisions will give millions of parents in all 50 states the ability to choose the best educational environment for their children, including access to private schools, homeschooling, tutoring, and more

As the Senate considers their budget reconciliation bill, we urge them to include the most robust scholarship tax credit legislation that would benefit the greatest number of children possible. The Senate must include explicit religious liberty protections and remove poison pill language to ensure that Catholic schools are able to fully participate. We also urge the Senate to maintain $10 billion in annual credits for individual and corporate givers and preserve the 10-year runway of the program. Maintaining all of these provisions is crucial to ensuring that the greatest number of children benefit from educational opportunity.

Join Catholics across the country in asking your Senators to include robust school choice provisions in budget reconciliation. Your message as a constituent will make a vital difference to millions of students' lives. Take action now!

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Learn more about the U.S. Bishops' engagement with budget reconciliation at www.usccb.org/news/2025/us-bishops-encourage-lawmakers-protect-human-life-and-dignity-and-uphold-common-good.