H.R. 10277
Access to School Supplies Act of 2026
Sponsor: Summer L. Lee
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Access to School Supplies Act of 2026
This bill directs the Department of Education to carry out a pilot program to make competitive grants for up to 10 qualified local educational agencies to purchase school supplies. School supplies refer to books, supplies, and supplementary materials used by students and instructional staff in the classroom.
Text of the bill
On an annual basis, each qualified local educational agency that receives a grant under section 4 shall submit to the Secretary of Education a report that includes—
(1) a list of schools that received school supplies;
(2) the amount of grant funds expended at each school to provide school supplies;
(3) a description on a school-by-school basis of the school supplies provided;
(4) the number of students in each school provided directly with school supplies;
(5) the number of instructional staff in each school provided directly with school supplies; and
(6) a list of any outside entities used by the agency to carry out the activities described in section 4(c).