# 119-hr-847: BLOCK Act

119-hr-847, BLOCK Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-847
- Congress: 119
- Title: BLOCK Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Consolidates multiple K‑12 formula grants into a single per‑State block grant.** The BLOCK Act would repeal 10 specified Elementary and Secondary Education Act formula grants on October 1, 2025 and replace them with a yearly lump‑sum block grant to each State starting in FY2026, with amounts set equal to each State's FY2025 allocations and subject to annual appropriations by Congress. - States: Each State would receive one annual block grant equal to what it received from the listed formula grants in FY2025, shifting funding into a single lump sum instead of multiple targeted grants. - School districts and students: Funding for programs that came through those 10 formula grants would be consolidated into State block grants, changing how those federal dollars are pooled and sent to local areas. - District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: DC and Puerto Rico are explicitly included as eligible "States" under the bill and would receive block grants calculated from their FY2025 allocations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States get one K-12 block grant: mixed, high. If enacted, on October 1, 2025, ten federal K-12 formula grants would end. Starting in fiscal year 2026, each State would get one yearly block grant equal to what it received from those programs in fiscal year 2025, unless Congress sets a different amount. For this bill, “State” would include the 5…

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- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
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- 119-hr-8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

## Sources
- [119-hr-847 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/847)

## Related
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8646)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-847 (as of 2026-04-21).