# 119-s-404: Focus on Learning Act

119-s-404, Focus on Learning Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-404
- Congress: 119
- Title: Focus on Learning Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates school environments free of personal mobile devices** by studying their effects and funding a pilot to help schools lock up students' phones. The Surgeon General would study how mobile device use affects learning, academic outcomes, classroom instruction, and student mental health, while the Department of Education would run a pilot to give grants for secure containers and lockers.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide study on student phones: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Surgeon General, with HHS, to do a nationwide study on K–12 student mobile device use. The study would be due not later than 2 years after enactment. It would look at learning, engagement, mental health, teaching, and school climate. The Surgeon General would analyze pil…
- Grants for school phone lockers: benefit, low. The bill would create a pilot grant program for local school districts to buy secure containers and install lockers so schools keep students' personal phones in a secure container controlled by an administrator during school hours. It would authorize $5,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. U…
- Clear definitions for phone rules: mixed, low. The bill would define key terms for the pilot and study. A "mobile device" would mean a personal phone or portable device used to call, message, play games, or watch video. School-issued devices would be excluded. A "school environment free of mobile devices" would mean students' devices are kept i…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act

## Sources
- [119-s-404 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/404)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-404 (as of 2025-12-21).