# 119-hr-6932: IDEAL Act

119-hr-6932, IDEAL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6932
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6932
- Congress: 119
- Title: IDEAL Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-26
- Sponsor: Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protect state special education funding at 2025 levels, adjusted for inflation.** This bill would rescind unobligated FY2026 Department of Education balances and conditionally replace those dollars with Treasury funds so states can keep Part B (section 611) grants steady for FY2026–FY2029.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More special education money, but cuts: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would permanently rescind unspent Department of Education balances from FY2026 as of enactment. It would appropriate amounts equal to those rescinded for each fiscal year 2026 through 2029. Those amounts would be allocated to States under IDEA section 611 and must be merged wit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6932 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6932)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-5582: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5582)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6932 (as of 2026-04-21).