House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to award grants to eligible organizations to carry out activities related to book access, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7327.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. FOUSHEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 24, February 3, 2026, Page H1976):Article 1 of the ContsitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7327, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7327
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Deborah Ross (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Valerie Foushee.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.