U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10801: School Freedom Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 13, 2026
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a program under which Federal funds for elementary and secondary education are either provided directly to parents to cover certain educational expenses or approved by parents for distribution to the public school their child attends, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a program under which Federal funds for elementary and secondary education are either provided directly to parents to cover certain educational expenses or approved by parents for distribution to the public school their child attends, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a program under which Federal funds for elementary and secondary education are either provided directly to parents to cover certain educational expenses or approved by parents for distribution to the public school their child attends, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Freedom Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Termination of Federal elementary and secondary education programs (a) Termination Each covered Federal education program shall terminate on a date determined by the Secretary of Education that is not later than June 30, 2027. (b) Wind-Down of programs The Secretary of Education shall take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the orderly cessation of activities under each covered Federal education program by not later than the date determined by the Secretary under subsection (a). (c) Prohibition on Federal funds Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be appropriated for a covered Federal education program. (d) Allocation of unobligated amounts Any amounts appropriated for a covered Federal education program that are unobligated as of the date such program terminates under subsection (a) shall be used to carry out the School Freedom Account program under section 3. (e) Reorganization plan (1) Submission of …
Sponsors
- Nancy Mace (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: Department of Education, Education programs funding, Executive agency funding and structure, Student aid and college costs, Taxation, Bank accounts, deposits, capital, Government trust funds, Vocational and technical education
Common questions
- What is HB10801?
- HB10801 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): School Freedom Act of 2026.
- What does HB10801 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a program under which Federal funds for elementary and secondary education are either provided directly to parents to cover certain educational expenses or approved by parents for distribution to the public school their child attends, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10801?
- In committee as of October 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. (October 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10801?
- Nancy Mace (R, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB10801?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10801
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