House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
Official title: To provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 28, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10631.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McBATH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 153, September 28, 2026, Page H6011):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution-- Interstate Commerce ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 84 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10631, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10631
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.
- H.R. 3115 (119th) Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
- H.R. 7599 (119th) Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
- H.R. 8055 (119th) Extending WIC for New Moms Act
- H.R. 2790 (119th) GOSAFE Act
- H.R. 5476 (119th) Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
- H.R. 7333 (119th) Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 5568 (119th) Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026Identical bill
- H.R. 9570 (118th) Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 5041 (118th) Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2024Cross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 6074 (117th) Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 3254 (117th) Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2021Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.