H.R. 9853 119th Congress House

Right to Learn Act of 2026

Official title: To establish a grant program to support students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement actions to ensure that schools remain safe… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: July 22, 2026 Introduced by: Jesús G. "Chuy" García Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Education

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Jul 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jul 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing

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Cosponsors 14

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Jul 22, 2026

Correa, J. Luis

California · Jul 22, 2026

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Jul 22, 2026

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Jul 22, 2026

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Jul 22, 2026

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2026

Garcia, Robert

California · Jul 22, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Jul 22, 2026

Krishnamoorthi, Raja

Illinois · Jul 22, 2026

Lee, Summer L.

Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2026

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Jul 22, 2026

Ramirez, Delia C.

Illinois · Jul 22, 2026

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Jul 22, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9853: Right to Learn Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9853/

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"H.R. 9853: Right to Learn Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9853/.

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H.R. 9853, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9853/.

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