2023: Schweikert Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Required Funding Under The Elementary And Secondary Education Act To Be Distributed To Each State In A Proportional Amount To The Number Of Students In The State In Relation To The Nationwide Total Of Students. In March 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against an amendment to the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which would "require any funds made available under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act after the bill's enactment to be consolidated and awarded to each state in a proportional amount to the number of students in the state relative to the total number of students in the United States, for each state to carry out educational activities permitted by state laws." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 83 to 331. [House Vote 159, 3/24/23; Congressional Quarterly, 3/24/23; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt. 129]