# 119-hr-3605: Strength in Diversity Act of 2025

119-hr-3605, Strength in Diversity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3605
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strength in Diversity Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a competitive grant program to reduce racial isolation and concentrated poverty by increasing racial and socioeconomic diversity in publicly funded early childhood, elementary, and secondary schools.** The bill funds planning and implementation grants, sets priorities for inter-district and regional programs, and requires performance measures and annual reporting to track outcomes. - Families and students: Grants aim to improve academic outcomes for all students with emphasis on students of color and low-income students. Progress must be tracked on school readiness, achievement and achievement gaps, graduation, postsecondary readiness, mental health and discipline. - Local districts and schools: Eligible entities can receive planning grants for up to 2 years and implementation grants for up to 3 years with a possible 2-year extension. Funds may pay for transportation plans, enrollment systems, boundary or lottery changes, teacher recruitment and facility investments to expand access to lower-poverty schools. - State agencies and regional partners: Applications must show steps to avoid increasing isolation through boundary changes and assess segregation impacts of new school construction. The Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent for national activities and up to 10 percent for state activities each year, and authorizes funding for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New grants to diversify public schools: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Education Department would offer competitive planning and implementation grants to improve diversity in public pre‑K–12 schools. Eligible state and local education agencies with large achievement gaps or segregation could apply for covered early childhood, elementary, and secondary…
- Tougher grant rules and local control: benefit, medium. If enacted, applicants would need detailed plans, evidence, clear definitions, and strong parent and community engagement. States would have to guard against boundary changes that increase isolation, review new school construction for segregation impacts, and report progress in required state schoo…
- Multi-year funding and limits for school grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, Congress would authorize whatever funds are needed for fiscal year 2025 through 2030 to run these grants. Each year, the Secretary could reserve up to 5% for national activities and up to 10% for state activities, leaving most funds for local grants. During this period, the Secretary co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3605 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3605)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3605 (as of 2026-09-21).