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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.

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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.

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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