# 119-s-5467: MAGNET Act

119-s-5467, MAGNET Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5467
- Congress: 119
- Title: MAGNET Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Expands federal support for magnet schools to drive racial and socioeconomic integration.** This bill would open competitive grants to State educational agencies, local districts, and consortia and add a supplemental grant stream focused on inclusive enrollment, transportation, and accountability. - Families and students: Would increase access to diverse magnet programs and provide free, accessible transportation, transfer counseling, and wraparound supports to help low-income students attend. - States, districts, and consortia: Would let SEAs, LEAs, and consortia apply for multi-year grants to fund whole-school conversions, regional magnets, educator pipelines, and limited facilities work. Grants may run up to 5 years and be capped at $7.5 million per award, with up to 15.0 percent for infrastructure. - New and underserved applicants: Novice applicants get targeted technical assistance and priority. Up to 1.0 percent of annual funds may be reserved for shared technical help, and the Secretary must prioritize entities that did not recently receive Part D funds. *It would authorize appropriations for FY2027–FY2031 with a minimum annual funding floor of $109.0 million to support grants and technical assistance.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Guaranteed federal magnet funding: benefit, high. This bill would require the Department of Education to spend at least $109,000,000 each year on Part D magnet grants for fiscal years 2027–2031. If appropriations for the part exceed $75,000,000 in a year, money above $75,000,000 would be prioritized for agencies that did not get a grant the prior…
- New supplemental diversity grants: benefit, low. This bill would create a new competitive supplemental grant program (section 4408A) for SEAs, LEAs, or consortia that have not received a Part D grant in the prior 3 years. Grants would last up to 5 fiscal years and be capped at $7,500,000 per award. Funds could pay for things like data and evaluat…
- States can apply; new winners get help: benefit, low. This bill would let State educational agencies apply for competitive magnet grants in addition to eligible local agencies and consortia. It would define a "novice" applicant as one that applied previously but did not win. If a novice applicant wins a grant, the grantee could use up to 1 percent of…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-3448: Keeping All Students Safe Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5467 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5467)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-3448: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3448)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5467 (as of 2026-10-09).