Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 28, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedSep 28, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 47 words.
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (grades K-3) in targeted public elementary schools by recruiting, hiring, and supporting qualified teachers.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 10 of 507 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 1,402 words
- Latest action
- Sep 28, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 5
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 5 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 10631 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026 D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 4
- 118th H.R. 9570 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 5041 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 6074 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021 D · Introduced
- 117th S. 3254 Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]