House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Official title: To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter schools.
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Letlow R-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3453.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3453, Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act” on August 1, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 25, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61626
- CBO publication date
- August 1, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3453, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3453
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-443 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on January 13, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 13, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/443
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3453, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3453
- 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 Ms. LETLOW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 82, May 15, 2025, Page H2105):Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 63 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3453, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3453
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
81a2e81ddcd1cf5e1b3adf8bdc262419362a335e5f193fa2545e11f0c29d1b24
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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
17 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent
6 of 17 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Ed Case (D-HI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Josh Harder (D-CA), John James (R-MI), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), William Timmons (R-SC), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Letlow.
- H.R. 1011 (119th) Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- H.Res. 218 (119th) Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification.
- H.R. 6096 (119th) NEST Act
- H.R. 2728 (119th) GREATER Act
- H.Res. 1256 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of May 6, 2026, as "National Maternal Mental Health Awareness Day" and prioritizing the goals and…
- H.R. 3982 (119th) To establish a Tariff Response and Damages to Exports fund, and for other purposes.
Related bills
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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.