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H.R. 12·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require 30 Minutes of Daily Recess in Public Elementary Schools
Rep. Diaz (D-FL)

Public elementary schools must give every K-5 student at least 30 minutes of recess each school day.

educationyoutheasy
H.R. 88·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Put Free Water Bottle Filling Stations in Every Public School
Rep. Cole (D-CO)

Gives schools money to install water bottle filling stations so kids drink more water and use less plastic.

healthschoolseasy
H.R. 101·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Give Every K-5 Student 10 Free Books a Year
Rep. Bell (D-OH)

Sends 10 free, age-appropriate books per year to every K-5 student to take home.

educationliteracy
H.R. 134·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require One Art Class a Week in Elementary School
Rep. Ortiz (D-NM)

Public elementary schools must offer at least one art class per week.

educationarts
H.R. 156·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require Seat Belts on All New School Buses
Rep. Singh (D-IL)

All newly manufactured school buses must come with three-point seat belts.

safetyyouth
H.R. 173·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require Indoor Recess Space in Every Elementary School
Rep. Greene (D-MA)

Every elementary school must have an indoor space for recess when it rains.

educationhealth
H.R. 198·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Fund Crossing Guards at Every Elementary School
Rep. Walker (D-NC)

Federal grants help cities pay for trained crossing guards at every public elementary school.

safetyschools
H.R. 215·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require 150 Minutes of P.E. Per Week in Elementary School
Rep. Hicks (D-GA)

Every K-5 student must get at least 150 minutes of physical education per week.

healtheducation
H.R. 244·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Stock EpiPens in Every Public Elementary School
Rep. Patel (D-NJ)

Every public elementary school must keep at least two epinephrine auto-injectors on site.

healthsafety
H.R. 263·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Provide Free Fresh Fruit at Elementary School Lunch
Rep. Romero (D-NM)

Every elementary school lunch must include a fresh fruit option at no extra cost.

foodhealth
H.R. 281·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require a Librarian in Every Elementary School
Rep. Murphy (D-PA)

Every public elementary school must employ at least one certified school librarian.

educationliteracy
H.R. 145·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Limit Homework in Grades K-5
Rep. Park (D-NJ)

Caps homework at 10 minutes per grade level per night for K-5 schools that take federal funds.

educationyouth
H.R. 290·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Make School Lunch Free for All Public School Students
Rep. Quinn (D-MI)

All K-12 public school students get free breakfast and lunch, paid for by the federal government.

foodeducationspending
H.R. 312·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Limit Classroom Screen Time in K-3
Rep. Liu (D-CA)

Caps tablet/laptop instructional use at 1 hour per day in grades K-3, with carve-outs for assistive tech.

educationtechyouth
H.R. 338·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Electrify Elementary School Bus Fleets by 2032
Rep. Hayes (D-OR)

Phases out new diesel school buses and funds electric replacements, with a rural waiver.

environmentschools
H.R. 361·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Cap Elementary Class Size at 22 Students
Rep. Owens (D-WI)

Federal funds tied to capping K-3 class sizes at 22 students, with phased compliance.

educationspending
H.R. 380·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Require a School Counselor for Every 250 Elementary Students
Rep. Brooks (D-MD)

Sets a maximum 250-to-1 student-to-counselor ratio in public elementary schools.

healtheducation
H.R. 402·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Expand Bilingual Education in K-5
Rep. Reyes (D-TX)

Grants for K-5 dual-language programs in districts where >15% of students are English learners.

educationlanguage
H.R. 421·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Fund Free After-School Programs at Title I Elementary Schools
Rep. Carter (D-LA)

Pays for free after-school programming until 6 p.m. at every Title I elementary school.

educationspending
H.R. 449·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Ban Sugary Drinks from Elementary School Vending
Rep. Nguyen (D-CA)

Prohibits the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages on public elementary school grounds.

healthfood
H.R. 472·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Prohibit Withholding Recess as Punishment
Rep. Tate (D-AL)

Federally funded elementary schools cannot use recess loss as a punishment.

educationhealth
H.R. 491·Elementary Intermediate
A Bill to Create the Elementary Arts Grant Program
Rep. Lopez (D-NV)

Competitive federal grants to expand visual and performing arts in K-5 schools.

artseducation
H.R. 76·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Ban Smartphones in K-5 Public Schools
Rep. Larsen (D-MN)

Conditions Title I funding on a written policy banning student smartphones from first bell to last bell in elementary schools.

educationyouthtech
H.R. 217·Elementary Experienced
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Funding Act
Rep. Okonkwo (D-NY)

Federal grants to states to offer free, full-day pre-K for all 3- and 4-year-olds.

educationspending
H.R. 555·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Cap Federal Funding for For-Profit Charter Networks Serving K-5
Rep. Adams (D-IL)

Limits federal pass-through funding to for-profit operators of K-5 charter schools to 50% of per-pupil cost.

educationspending
H.R. 588·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Fully Fund IDEA for K-5 Students with Disabilities
Rep. Patel (D-NJ)

Raises federal IDEA funding to 40% of national average per-pupil cost, with phased compliance for states.

educationdisabilityspending
H.R. 612·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Establish a National Phonics-Based Reading Standard for K-3
Rep. Murray (R-UT)

Conditions federal literacy funds on adoption of evidence-based structured-literacy curricula in K-3.

educationliteracy
H.R. 638·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Require Universal Full-Day Kindergarten
Rep. Hill (D-AZ)

Conditions ESSA Title I funds on offering tuition-free full-day kindergarten in every public elementary school.

educationspending
H.R. 665·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Embed Mental Health Clinicians in Title I Elementary Schools
Rep. Wong (D-HI)

Places at least one licensed clinician in every Title I elementary school by 2030.

healtheducation
H.R. 692·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Establish a Federal Minimum Salary of $60,000 for Elementary Teachers
Rep. Becker (D-WA)

Federal salary supplement to bring every public elementary teacher to at least $60,000 base pay.

educationlaborspending
H.R. 718·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Expand Title III Funding for English Learners in K-5
Rep. Vega (D-CA)

Doubles Title III formula funding and adds a newcomer-student weight for K-5 enrollees.

educationlanguage
H.R. 740·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Require Per-Pupil Funding Equity Across Elementary Schools in the Same District
Rep. Edwards (D-NY)

Requires districts receiving Title I funds to equalize actual per-pupil spending across K-5 schools within ±10%.

educationequityspending
H.R. 761·Elementary Experienced
A Bill to Limit Suspension and Expulsion in Grades K-5
Rep. Coleman (D-NJ)

Prohibits suspension/expulsion in grades K-2 except for serious safety incidents, with reporting in grades 3-5.

educationcivil-rights
S. 22·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Require Middle Schools to Start After 8:30 a.m.
Sen. Reed (D-RI)

No public middle school may start its first class before 8:30 a.m.

educationhealth
H.R. 410·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Allow Mental Health Days as Excused Absences
Rep. Tran (D-VA)

Public schools must accept up to 5 mental health days per year as excused absences.

healtheducation
H.R. 433·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Require 30 Minutes of Lunch in Middle School
Rep. Hughes (D-PA)

Middle schools must give students at least 30 minutes to eat lunch.

healtheducation
H.R. 461·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Restore Lockers in Public Middle Schools
Rep. Park (D-NJ)

Public middle schools must provide every student a personal locker for books and belongings.

education
H.R. 480·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Require a Civics Class in Every Middle School
Rep. Stewart (D-MN)

Every middle school student must complete at least one semester of civics before high school.

educationcivics
H.R. 499·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Add Sleep Health to Middle School Health Curriculum
Rep. Patel (D-NJ)

Adds at least 2 hours of sleep-health instruction to middle school health classes.

educationhealth
H.R. 514·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Fund Bike Racks and Safe Routes at Middle Schools
Rep. Connor (D-WA)

Federal grants for bike racks and Safe Routes to School improvements at public middle schools.

transportationhealth
H.R. 537·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Require a Music Class Option in Every Middle School
Rep. Bell (D-OH)

Every public middle school must offer at least one music elective.

artseducation
H.R. 562·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Test Drinking Water in Public Middle Schools Annually
Rep. Kim (D-NY)

Public middle schools must test all drinking water sources for lead annually.

healthsafety
H.R. 583·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Require Gender-Neutral Dress Codes in Middle Schools
Rep. Lopez (D-NV)

Public middle school dress codes must apply equally regardless of gender.

civil-rightseducation
H.R. 606·Middle School Beginner
A Bill to Add a Personal Finance Unit to Middle School Math
Rep. Bennett (R-KS)

Adds at least one 6-week personal finance unit to middle school math standards.

educationfinance
H.R. 1042·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Prohibit Social Media Accounts for Minors Under 16
Rep. Alvarez (D-CA)

Bars platforms with >1M U.S. users from creating or maintaining accounts for users under 16.

techyouthregulation
S. 884·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Phase Out the Sale of Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment
Sen. Chen (D-WA)

Bans the manufacture and import of new gas-powered lawn equipment by 2030 with tax credits for electric replacements.

environmentemissions
H.R. 1078·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Restrict Cellphone Use in Middle School Classrooms
Rep. Stewart (D-MN)

Conditions Title IV funds on a 'phones-away' policy during middle school instructional time, with safety carve-outs.

educationtech
S. 902·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Tax Imported Fast Fashion
Sen. Owens (D-MA)

Adds a 10% import tariff on apparel sold below cost-of-production thresholds, with rebates for repair retailers.

environmenttrade
H.R. 1115·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Criminalize Sharing Deepfake Nude Images of Minors
Rep. Tan (D-CA)

Creates a federal misdemeanor for distributing AI-generated nude images depicting minors.

techcrimeyouth
H.R. 1148·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Fund Youth Soccer Fields in Underserved Communities
Rep. Reyes (D-TX)

Federal block grants to build public soccer facilities in counties with limited youth athletic infrastructure.

sportsspending
S. 945·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Raise the Federal Tax on E-Cigarettes
Sen. Murphy (D-CT)

Imposes a federal excise tax on e-cigarettes equivalent to the cigarette tax per nicotine milligram.

healthtax
H.R. 1182·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Expand AVID-Style College Prep to Middle Schools
Rep. Coleman (D-NJ)

Competitive grants to fund evidence-based college prep elective programs in Title I middle schools.

educationequity
H.R. 1207·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Require Bottle Deposits Nationwide
Rep. Larsen (D-MN)

Establishes a federal 10-cent deposit on beverage containers, refunded on return.

environmentregulation
H.R. 1236·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Fund News and Media Literacy in Middle Schools
Rep. Hughes (D-PA)

Grants for middle schools to integrate news literacy and source evaluation into ELA and social studies.

educationtech
S. 991·Middle School Intermediate
A Bill to Set Minimum Pay Floors for Rideshare Drivers
Sen. Garcia (D-NV)

Sets a federal minimum per-mile and per-minute earnings floor for app-based rideshare drivers.

labortech
S. 1199·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Ban Recommendation Algorithms for Users Under 18
Sen. Patel (R-TX)

Prohibits algorithmic content recommendation for minors. Feeds must be chronological from followed accounts.

techyouth
H.R. 3320·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Mandate Electric Vehicles for All Federal Police Fleets
Rep. Brooks (D-OR)

Requires all federal law-enforcement agencies to transition vehicle fleets to 100% electric by 2032.

environmentspending
S. 1244·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Treat Broadband as a Common Carrier
Sen. Cortez (D-NM)

Reclassifies broadband internet under Title II of the Communications Act, restoring net neutrality.

techregulation
S. 1287·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Cap Childcare Costs at 7% of Household Income
Sen. Riley (D-MI)

Federal subsidies cap family childcare costs at 7% of household income for families under 250% of median area income.

familyspending
S. 1310·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Establish a National Interregional Electricity Transmission Authority
Sen. Hartman (R-WY)

Creates a new federal authority empowered to site and permit high-voltage interstate transmission lines.

environmentinfrastructure
H.R. 3401·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Tie Federal Transit Funding to Local Upzoning
Rep. Sato (D-CA)

Conditions federal transit grants on local zoning that permits multifamily housing within 0.5 miles of transit.

housingtransportation
H.R. 3445·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Require AI Disclosure in Political Advertising
Rep. Mendez (D-FL)

Federal political ads using AI-generated audio/video must include a visible disclosure.

techelections
S. 1356·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Cap Insulin Costs at $35 Per Month
Sen. Romero (D-NM)

Caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month across all federally regulated insurance plans.

healthspending
S. 1390·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Require PFAS Cleanup in Public Water Systems
Sen. Becker (D-WA)

Federal funds and standards to remove PFAS chemicals from public drinking water.

environmenthealth
H.R. 3490·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Establish a Federal Trade Apprenticeship Tax Credit
Rep. Hill (R-OH)

Refundable tax credit for employers hosting registered apprentices in skilled trades.

laboreducation
S. 1417·Middle School Experienced
A Bill to Reschedule Fentanyl Analogues Permanently
Sen. Kowalski (R-OH)

Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

healthcrime
H.J. Res. 9·High School Beginner
A Bill to Lower the Federal Voting Age to 16
Rep. Yoon (D-WA)

Lowers the voting age in federal elections from 18 to 16.

electionsyouth
S. 533·High School Beginner
A Bill to Require Paid Federal Internships
Sen. Romero (D-NM)

All federal agency internships must pay at least the federal minimum wage.

laboryouth
H.R. 720·High School Beginner
A Bill to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15
Rep. Walker (D-NC)

Phases the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over 4 years.

laborspending
H.R. 758·High School Beginner
A Bill to Double the Maximum Pell Grant
Rep. Adams (D-IL)

Doubles the maximum federal Pell Grant for low-income college students.

educationspending
S. 612·High School Beginner
A Bill to Establish 12 Weeks of Federal Paid Family Leave
Sen. Tran (D-VA)

Creates a federal paid family and medical leave program of up to 12 weeks per year.

laborfamily
H.R. 779·High School Beginner
A Bill to Require Automatic Voter Registration at the DMV
Rep. Edwards (D-NY)

States receiving HAVA funds must automatically register eligible adults applying for state IDs unless they opt out.

elections
H.R. 802·High School Beginner
A Bill to Fund Free Driver's Education in Title I High Schools
Rep. Carter (D-LA)

Provides federal funds for free driver's education at Title I high schools.

educationsafety
H.R. 820·High School Beginner
A Bill to Raise Federal Juror Pay to $80 Per Day
Rep. Diaz (D-FL)

Increases federal grand and petit juror pay from $50 to $80 per day.

justicespending
H.R. 845·High School Beginner
A Bill to Make National Parks Free for Students Under 22
Rep. Becker (D-WA)

Free national park admission for any student under 22 with valid school ID.

environmenteducation
S. 644·High School Beginner
A Bill to Raise the Federal Vaping Age to 21
Sen. Hill (R-AZ)

Codifies a federal minimum vape-purchase age of 21 with enhanced retailer penalties.

healthyouth
H.R. 866·High School Beginner
A Bill to Require a Civics Exam to Graduate High School
Rep. Stewart (D-MN)

Conditions ESSA funds on requiring students to pass a 100-question civics exam to graduate.

educationcivics
S. 612·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Subsidize Vertical Farming to End Domestic Food Insecurity
Sen. Hayes (R-IA)

USDA grants and tax credits to build indoor vertical-farming facilities in food-insecure regions.

agriculturefood
H.R. 905·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Cancel Up to $20,000 in Federal Student Loan Debt
Rep. Nguyen (D-CA)

Cancels up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers earning under $125,000.

educationspending
H.R. 928·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Use Ranked-Choice Voting in Federal Elections
Rep. Park (D-NJ)

Requires ranked-choice voting in all federal House and Senate general elections.

electionsreform
S. 711·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Create a Federal Housing Construction Tax Credit
Sen. Sato (D-CA)

Tax credit for builders constructing for-sale homes priced below 120% of area median.

housingtax
H.R. 962·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Require AI Training Datasets to License Copyrighted Works
Rep. Tan (D-CA)

Requires commercial AI developers to license copyrighted works used for model training.

techip
S. 738·High School Intermediate
A Bill to End Federal Cash Bail
Sen. Cortez (D-NM)

Replaces cash bail in federal criminal cases with risk-based pretrial release assessments.

justicereform
S. 765·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Reform the H-1B Visa Program
Sen. Hartman (R-WY)

Replaces the H-1B random lottery with a wage-tier-priority allocation.

immigrationlabor
H.R. 1004·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Create a Medicare Public Option
Rep. Riley (D-MI)

Establishes Medicare-X, a public health insurance option available on ACA exchanges.

healthspending
H.R. 1037·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Require Secure Storage for Firearms in Homes with Minors
Rep. Mendez (D-FL)

Federal misdemeanor to store firearms unsecured in homes with minors.

gunssafety
S. 803·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Set a 100% Clean Electricity Standard by 2040
Sen. Owens (D-MA)

Requires U.S. electricity sector to reach 100% zero-emission generation by 2040.

environmentenergy
H.R. 1071·High School Intermediate
A Bill to Create a Federal AI Workforce Transition Fund
Rep. Coleman (D-NJ)

Tax on AI-driven labor displacement funds retraining and wage insurance.

labortech
S. 401·High School Experienced
A Bill to Establish a National Carbon Tax with Dividend
Sen. Mwangi (D-IL)

Imposes a $45/ton carbon tax at point of extraction, rising $10/year. 70% of revenue is rebated quarterly to households.

environmenttax
S.J. Res. 14·High School Experienced
A Bill to Condition NATO Funding on 2.5% GDP Defense Spending by Allies
Sen. Kowalski (R-OH)

Reduces U.S. NATO contributions by 25% for any ally that fails to spend 2.5% of GDP on defense.

foreign-policydefense
H.R. 1109·High School Experienced
A Bill to Expand the Supreme Court to 13 Justices
Rep. Edwards (D-NY)

Adds four seats to the Supreme Court over a single presidential term.

justicereform
S. 853·High School Experienced
A Bill to Tax Unrealized Capital Gains for Households Over $100M
Sen. Mwangi (D-IL)

Annual tax on unrealized capital gains for households with net worth above $100 million.

taxspending
H.R. 1153·High School Experienced
A Bill to Establish Medicare for All
Rep. Adams (D-IL)

Replaces private health insurance with a single-payer Medicare for All system over a 4-year transition.

healthspending
S. 894·High School Experienced
A Bill to License Frontier AI Models Above 10^26 FLOPs
Sen. Patel (R-TX)

Federal licensure regime for training and deploying frontier AI models above a defined compute threshold.

techregulation
H.R. 1189·High School Experienced
A Bill to Admit the District of Columbia as the 51st State
Rep. Becker (D-WA)

Admits the Douglass Commonwealth as a state, shrinking the federal district to federal buildings.

governancereform
H.R. 1217·High School Experienced
A Bill to Impose Reciprocal Tariffs on Chinese Imports
Rep. Hartman (R-WY)

Imposes tariffs on Chinese imports calibrated to match Chinese tariffs and non-tariff barriers on U.S. goods.

tradeforeign-policy
S. 932·High School Experienced
A Bill to Create a Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
Sen. Vega (D-CA)

10-year conditional residency leading to citizenship for those brought to the U.S. as minors.

immigrationreform
H.J. Res. 22·High School Experienced
A Bill to Abolish the Electoral College
Rep. Edwards (D-NY)

Constitutional amendment electing the President by national popular vote.

electionsconstitutional
H.R. 1268·High School Experienced
A Bill to Preempt Single-Family-Only Zoning Near Transit
Rep. Sato (D-CA)

Federal preemption of single-family-only zoning within a half-mile of fixed-rail transit stations.

housingreform