# 119-s-5634: SPELL Act

119-s-5634, SPELL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5634
- Congress: 119
- Title: SPELL Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Expands federal teacher loan relief to educators who teach English learners and bilingual or dual language immersion students.** This bill would add those teachers to existing teacher loan forgiveness and cancellation programs and require formal certification that their role matches their training and curriculum knowledge. - Teachers: English learner and bilingual/dual language immersion teachers would become eligible for teacher loan forgiveness and loan cancellation if they meet the programs' existing rules and are certified by their school or educational service agency. - Schools and educational service agencies: Chief administrative officers must certify that a teacher is assigned to EL or bilingual instruction that aligns with the teacher's training and demonstrated content knowledge. - Borrowers: If enacted, the change would apply to individuals who qualify for forgiveness or cancellation after the law takes effect.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More loan relief for language teachers: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would expand federal teacher loan forgiveness and loan cancellation to more language teachers. You would be eligible if you are an elementary or secondary teacher whose primary responsibility is teaching English learners, or if you are a bilingual or dual language immersion te…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5634 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5634)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5634 (as of 2026-10-16).