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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026

S. 5568Introduced Sep 28, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-OR
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 28, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats

0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Oregon in Congress

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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.