SPELL Act has not moved since its introduction on Sep 30, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedSep 30, 2026
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 41 words.
Supporting Providers of English Language Learning Act or the SPELL Act This bill allows elementary and secondary school teachers who teach English learners, bilingual students, or dual language immersion students to receive additional amounts of student loan forgiveness and loan cancellation.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 254 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 586 words
- Latest action
- Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5265)
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 6711 SPELL Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]