# 119-hr-10277: Access to School Supplies Act of 2026

119-hr-10277, Access to School Supplies Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10277
- Congress: 119
- Title: Access to School Supplies Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-20

## Summary

**A free school supplies pilot program** that would fund local school districts to provide classroom books and materials at no cost to students and instructional staff. The pilot prioritizes high-poverty schools and includes set-asides for outlying areas and Bureau of Indian Education schools. - Students and families: Students and families in high-poverty schools would get essential classroom supplies at no cost. The program targets schools in the top two quartiles of low-income share in each State. - Instructional staff and local districts: Teachers, paraprofessionals, librarians, and other instructional staff would receive supplies paid by grants. Grants would be awarded competitively to up to 10 local educational agencies per year and administrative costs would be capped at 2%. - Outlying areas and BIE schools: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands would receive a 0.5% reserve of annual funds and Bureau of Indian Education schools would receive a separate 0.5% set-aside. Those entities would not need to submit an application to receive their reserved funds. *It would authorize $100 million per year for FY2027–2031, increasing federal spending by $500 million over that five-year period.*

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot school supply grants for districts: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a five-year pilot grant program run by the Education Department. The Department would award grants each year to no more than 10 local school districts to buy classroom supplies for students and instructional staff. Congress authorized $100,000,000 for each year 202…
- Reserved funds for outlying and BIE schools: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would reserve 0.5% of each year's program funds for outlying U.S. territories and 0.5% for the Secretary of the Interior for Bureau of Indian Education schools. Those reserved amounts would be distributed based on relative need. Outlying areas and BIE-operated or -funded school…
- Who qualifies for supplies help: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define who and what the pilot covers. A "high-poverty school" would be a public school in the highest two state quartiles by share of low-income students. "Instructional staff" would include at least teachers, paraprofessionals, and librarians; outlying areas would be Ame…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10277 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10277)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10277 (as of 2026-09-20).