House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Reaching English Learners Act
Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award institutions of higher education grants for teaching English learners.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10436.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 146, September 16, 2026, Page H5984):Article 1, Sec. 1 and Sec. 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 28 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10436, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10436
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 30, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 1, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
- H.R. 7101 (119th) No Delay in Representation Act
- H.R. 7828 (119th) Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
- H.R. 6391 (119th) Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act
- H.R. 6440 (119th) Right to Read Act of 2025
- H.R. 7957 (119th) Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act
- H.R. 10557 (119th) Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Related bills
- H.R. 3605 (118th) Reaching English Learners ActCross-Congress related bill
- S. 4256 (118th) Reaching English Learners ActCross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 3779 (117th) Reaching English Learners ActCross-Congress related bill
- S. 1963 (117th) Reaching English Learners ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 1, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.