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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. 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
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