# 119-hr-8073: Protection and Advocacy for Student Success Act

119-hr-8073, Protection and Advocacy for Student Success Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8073
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protection and Advocacy for Student Success Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal grant program to fund protection and advocacy systems that defend the educational rights of students with disabilities.** This bill would let the Secretary of Education award grants to state, territorial, tribal, and island protection and advocacy systems to monitor schools, pursue legal remedies, and advocate for safe, non‑aversive practices under IDEA, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Families and students: Funds would support monitoring of violations, help with dispute resolution, and advocacy against dangerous practices like seclusion and restraint. Grants can be used for individual advocacy and systemic change in educational settings. - Protection and advocacy systems: Eligible systems gain authority to investigate abuse and neglect in education settings, access records and individuals, and pursue administrative or legal remedies under the same authorities as the Developmental Disabilities Act. - Funding and administration: The bill sets two funding tracks based on annual appropriations with minimum grants of $120,000 or $60,000 for smaller jurisdictions. If total annual funding is below $6.8 million a set reserve and technical assistance (at least $50,000) apply; at $6.8 million or more a 2% technical assistance set‑aside applies. Grants are 100 percent federal funds, allow carryover, and are authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More school advocacy for people with disabilities: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Education would make grants to protection and advocacy systems to protect the education rights of people with disabilities. Grantees would monitor violations, work to stop dangerous practices like seclusion and restraint, help families through parent training centers, p…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8073 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8073)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3376)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8073 (as of 2026-09-21).