# 119-hr-7262: READ Act

119-hr-7262, READ Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7262
- Congress: 119
- Title: READ Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Rapidly restart and stabilize school operations after disasters.** This bill would authorize the Department of Education to pay State Educational Agencies so they can quickly support public and accredited non-public elementary and secondary schools in areas hit by a declared major disaster or emergency.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Disaster recovery money for schools: benefit, high. This bill would fund $200 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. The Secretary of Education would be allowed to pay State education agencies from that money. States would use the payments to help school districts and eligible private schools restart after a declared disaster. The fund…
- What recovery funds can pay for: benefit, medium. The bill would let states use funds for many restart tasks. Examples include recovering student and personnel data, replacing district computers and software, buying textbooks, renting mobile classrooms or neutral sites, paying reasonable transport costs, and making small facility repairs. Funds co…
- Rules for private school disaster aid: mixed, high. If enacted, States would have to reserve at least the same share of these disaster funds for eligible non-public schools as the share of non-public students in the State. The share would be calculated from the most recent NCES Common Core of Data. Services for private school students would have to…
- How schools apply for aid: mixed, low. The bill would require any local school district or eligible private school that wants this help to apply to the State education agency. The State would set the timing, the application form, and the information required. The goal in the text is to let SEAs speed up and organize delivery of services…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7262 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7262)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7262 (as of 2026-04-21).