U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10251: Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act . SECTION 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that arbitrary and chaotic tariffs increase the cost of school supplies for students, families, teachers, schools, and local governments. SECTION 3. Limitation on imposition of duties on school supplies and educational material (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no duty described in subsection (b) applies with respect to any item described in subsection (c). (b) Duty described A duty is described in this subsection if the duty imposed on an article exceeds the duty in effect for the article on January 19, 2025, except if the duty was-- (1) imposed pursuant to title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. ); or (2) proclaimed pursuant to section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2251 ). (c) Items described An item is described in this subsection if-- (1) the item is an item used in an elementary or secondary school classroom, as designated through regulations issued by the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the …
Sponsors
- Brendan Boyle (D, HD-PA-2) · primary sponsor
- Janelle Bynum (D)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Sarah McBride (D, HD-000)
- Juan Vargas (D)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
- Jasmine Crockett (D, HD-030)
- George Whitesides (D)
- Gil Cisneros (D, HD-CA-31)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Common questions
- What is HB10251?
- HB10251 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act.
- What does HB10251 do?
- In its own words: To limit the duties that may be imposed with respect to school supplies and educational materials, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10251?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10251?
- Brendan Boyle (D, HD-PA-2), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10251?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10251
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