Renewal of the federally-funded Washington, D.C., school voucher program seems set to cruise through the Senate without much opposition. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday on the program, with bipartisan support for its extension.

Only five members of the 16-member committee attended. Two members called for improvements to the program but did not oppose it outright: They are ranking member Thomas Carper, D-Del., and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. The committee did not take a vote on the bill, but passage is likely with a Republican majority and bipartisan support.