Education bills in Congress
Federal student aid, K–12 funding, school choice, and higher education regulation.
- Bills this Congress
- 687
- Enacted
- 2
What's moving
The most recent recorded action on any bill in this issue area — committee referrals, floor votes, signatures.
- S. 4668Protect College Sports Act of 2026IntroducedTed CruzRTXSep 17, 2026
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
- H.R. 7890Science of Reading Act of 2026CommitteeErin HouchinRINSep 17, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 5334Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026IntroducedJimmy PanettaDCASep 17, 2026
Presented to President.
- S. 5423A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to allow an equivalent deduction for home educators.CommitteeJohn KennedyRLASep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S.Res. 867A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2026, as "Interscholastic Athletic Administration Week".CommitteeJon HustedROHSep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- S. 5420A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers filing a joint return.CommitteeBill CassidyRLASep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 5429A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to be used to purchase on-campus meals.CommitteeAdam SchiffDCASep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- S. 5432A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to certain institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students, and for other purposes.CommitteeAdam SchiffDCASep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- S. 5444A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to establish a National Center for Advanced Development in Education at the Institute for Education Sciences, and for other purposes.CommitteeMichael BennetDCOSep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S.Res. 863A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".CommitteeJohn ReedDRISep 17, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.Res. 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.CommitteeTracey MannRKSSep 17, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- S. 5431A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.CommitteeCory BookerDNJSep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 5421A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship credit.CommitteeBill CassidyRLASep 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- H.Res. 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".CommitteeJoaquin CastroDTXSep 17, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 9086Foreign Service Modernization ActCommitteeMichael LawlerRNYSep 17, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- H.R. 9723Fit Future ActCommitteeRyan MackenzieRPASep 16, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 5505Equal Campus Access Act of 2026IntroducedTim WalbergRMISep 16, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 730.
- H.R. 10407To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase funding for certain States and territories during certain fiscal years, and for other purposes.CommitteeJames MoylanRGUSep 16, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- S. 5411A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish an emergency grant aid program, and for other purposes.CommitteeTina SmithDMNSep 16, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 5403A bill to establish State-Federal partnerships to provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt, to provide Federal Pell Grant eligibility to DREAMer students, and for other purposes.CommitteeBrian SchatzDHISep 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Recently introduced
The latest bills filed in this area, newest first.
- S. 5444
- S. 5432
- S. 5429
- S.Res. 867A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2026, as "Interscholastic Athletic Administration Week".CommitteeJon HustedROHSep 17, 2026
- S. 5423
- S. 5421
- S. 5431
- H.Res. 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".CommitteeJoaquin CastroDTXSep 17, 2026
- S. 5420
- H.Res. 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.CommitteeTracey MannRKSSep 17, 2026
- S.Res. 863
- H.R. 10407
- S. 5411A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish an emergency grant aid program, and for other purposes.CommitteeTina SmithDMNSep 16, 2026
- S. 5398
- H.R. 10403To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for school supplies.CommitteeEugene VindmanDVASep 15, 2026
- S. 5403
- H.Res. 1531Supporting the recognition of September 14 through 20, 2026, as "Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Week".CommitteeNanette BarragánDCASep 14, 2026
- S. 5388A bill to establish a student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at a qualified farm or ranch.CommitteeChristopher MurphyDCTSep 14, 2026
- H.R. 10351TEAM USA ActCommitteeTim WalbergRMISep 14, 2026
- H.R. 10347To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants for the purpose of increasing access to data literacy education, and for other purposes.CommitteeHaley StevensDMISep 10, 2026
- H.R. 10333
- H.R. 10314
- H.R. 10315
- H.R. 10298
- H.R. 10251Back-to-School Supplies Affordability ActCommitteeBrendan BoyleDPASep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10265White House Fellows Program Authorization ActCommitteeClay FullerRGASep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10260Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026CommitteeBrad FinstadRMNSep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10266No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) ActCommitteeClay FullerRGASep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10277Access to School Supplies Act of 2026CommitteeSummer LeeDPASep 3, 2026
- H.R. 10247Future of America’s Workforce ActCommitteeNicholas BegichRAKSep 3, 2026
Enacted this Congress (2)
Signed into law or enacted over a veto.
- H.R. 7148
- S. 222Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025EnactedRoger MarshallRKSJan 14, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-69.