Establish a Department of Education pilot program to help local educational agencies acquire school supplies.

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes.

Lee introduced the Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 to create a federal pilot program helping school districts obtain school supplies.

H.R. 10277 (IH) - Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10277ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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“The Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 is common-sense legislation that would help ensure our classrooms are equipped to serve teachers and students. I’m proud to carry this bill forward with my colleagues and our education partners.”

Rep. Lee committed to carrying forward legislation intended to equip classrooms by creating federal support for school supplies.

Reps. Lee, Hayes Introduce Bill to Provide Free School Supplies to School Districts | Congresswoman Summer Lee
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Action Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Adams, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Bell, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record shows Lee introduced H.R. 10277 on September 3, 2026, and it was referred to committee rather than enacted.

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H.R. 10277 (IH) - Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10277ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program to assist local educational agencies with the acquisition of school supplies, and for other purposes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment to establish a Department of Education pilot program for LEA school supplies.

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H.R. 10277 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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the Secretary of Education shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary makes grants, annually and on a competitive basis, to not more than 10 qualified local educational agencies to assist such agencies in acquiring school supplies as described in subsection (c).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Section 4 describes the proposed pilot program mechanism, but because this is introduced bill text, it documents concrete effort rather than completed delivery.

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H.R. 10277 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would authorize funding for the proposed program in future fiscal years, reinforcing that implementation depends on enactment and appropriations.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10277 Introduced in House - Bill Text
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