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H.R. 6002 115th Congress House

School Overcrowding Reduction Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program for the construction of schools in overcrowded areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education Building constructionEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutions
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Elementary and secondary educationSchool administration
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
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Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Overcrowding Reduction Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to qualifying local educational agencies for activities relating to the construction of a school facility.

In selecting grantees, ED shall prioritize agencies that demonstrate that grant amounts will be used to construct a school facility located within two miles of a school in which the average class size (excluding special education classes) exceeds 25 students.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6002: School Overcrowding Reduction Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6002/
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"H.R. 6002: School Overcrowding Reduction Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6002/.
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H.R. 6002, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6002/.
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