# 119-sres-694: A resolution designating April 2026 as "Financial Literacy Month".

119-sres-694, A resolution designating April 2026 as "Financial Literacy Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-694
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating April 2026 as "Financial Literacy Month".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Financial literacy** is the focus of this resolution, which designates April 2026 as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness about the importance of personal finance education. It highlights widespread financial stress, millions of unbanked or underbanked households, and rising household and student debt, and it calls on the Federal Government, States, localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
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## Sources
- [119-sres-694 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/694)

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