House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Focus on Learning Act
Official title: To direct the Surgeon General to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices.
Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Westerman R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 12, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1275.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-648 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 19, 2026 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/648
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1275, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 29, February 12, 2025, Page H678):Article 1, Section 1, Clause 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 12, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1275, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1275
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
6 of 7 cosponsors (86%) are from the other party.
Jason Crow (D-CO), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Pete Stauber (R-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman.
- H.R. 4776 (119th) SPEED Act
- H.R. 471 (119th) Fix Our Forests Act
- H.R. 9250 (119th) Great American Outdoors Act 250
- H.R. 1897 (119th) ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- H.R. 10136 (119th) Crossett Experimental Forest Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1173 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "Second Chance Month".
Related bills
- S. 404 (119th) Focus on Learning ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.