U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10277: Access to School Supplies Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Purpose and definitions (a) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to demonstrate the feasibility of providing grants to local educational agencies to enable such agencies-- (1) to provide school supplies at no cost to students and instructional staff; (2) to increase the number of students who have access to the school supplies needed to maintain a stable learning environment; and (3) to improve student academic achievement in schools, particularly for low-income students. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) Instructional staff The term instructional staff includes, at a minimum, teachers, paraprofessionals, librarians, and other staff deemed necessary to provide classroom instruction (including virtual and in-person instruction), as determined by the Secretary. (2) ESEA terms The terms elementary school , local educational agency , and secondary school have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (3) High-poverty school The term high-poverty school means a public school that is in the highest 2 quartiles of schools in …
Sponsors
- Summer Lee (D, HD-PA-12) · primary sponsor
- Jahana Hayes (D, HD-005)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
- Ayanna Pressley (D, HD-007)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Alma Adams (D, HD-012)
- Rashida Tlaib (D, HD-MI-12)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001)
- Jonathan Jackson (D, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10277?
- HB10277 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Access to School Supplies Act of 2026.
- What does HB10277 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10277?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10277?
- Summer Lee (D, HD-PA-12), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10277?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10277
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