New program would help high-poverty schools get free supplies for students and teachers.
The Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 would create a pilot program to give federal money to up to 10 local school districts each year. These districts would use the funds to buy school supplies, like books and pens, and give them to students and teachers in high-poverty schools for free. This aims to ensure all students have the tools they need to learn and to improve their academic success.
Currently, there is no federal pilot program specifically designed to give grants to local school districts to buy and provide free school supplies to students and teachers. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary of Education would create a pilot program to award competitive grants to up to 10 qualified local school districts each year, allowing them to purchase and distribute free school supplies to students and instructional staff in high-poverty schools. The program would be funded with $100 million each year from fiscal year 2027 through 2031.
HR 10277 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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