Invest in school facility upgrades so students can learn in safe, secure environments.

Donald Norcross · New Jersey · Democratic

spending impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 97%

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Occurrences

We must invest in upgrades to the physical infrastructure of schools so that students can learn in a safe, secure environment.

Commits to investing in school building and facility upgrades.

Expanding Education Opportunities - Donald Norcross
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The Rebuild America's Schools Act would: Invest $100 billion in grants and $30 billion in bond authority targeted at high-poverty schools with facilities that pose health and safety risks to students and staff.

Norcross backs legislation that would direct major funding toward repairing and upgrading unsafe school buildings.

Norcross, Scott, Reed Propose Bill to Rebuild America’s Public Schools - Press Releases - United States Congressman Donald Norcross
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Evidence

"Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (D-VA-03), and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026. The legislation invests more than $130 billion in our schools’ physical and digital infrastructure, and the resources are targeted at high-poverty schools with facilities that pose health and safety risks to students and staff."

Norcross took concrete legislative action in the current term by introducing a major school-facilities investment bill aimed at safer, healthier school buildings.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Norcross, Scott, Reed Propose Bill to Rebuild America’s Public Schools - Press Releases - United States Congressman Donald Norcross
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H.R. 7340, 119th Congress, 2nd Session; Last Action Date Listed: February 4, 2026; Action: introduced in House and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. Sponsor/cosponsor listing includes Robert C. Scott as sponsor and Donald Norcross as cosponsor.

Official bill metadata confirms the measure was introduced and referred to committee, but there is no indication in the cited record of enactment, passage, or further legislative movement by the lookback date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 7340 (IH) - Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 - GovInfo
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The bill text states it was introduced and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. The text includes provisions regarding the long-term improvement of public school facilities and school facility conditions affecting student and staff health and safety.

The official bill text supports that the proposal directly addressed the claim’s goal of investing in safer school facilities, but it remained at the introduction/referral stage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.7340 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]* | 02/04/2026

Congress.gov’s bill record ties Norcross to the current-term school-facilities proposal, but does not show enactment or final disposition within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.7340 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

The promise was to invest in school facility upgrades so students can learn in safe, secure environments. The evidence shows Norcross materially advanced this goal in the current term by introducing/cosponsoring the Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026, a major bill targeting school physical and digital infrastructure and health-and-safety risks. However, the cited official records show only introduction and committee referral, with no passage, enactment, or other completed funding outcome by the lookback date. Under the rubric, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised result counts as never, with an effort badge.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 97%