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Every bill is sorted by grade band and skill level — pick the row that matches you. Built in, no outside sites required.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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