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S. 404 119th Congress Senate

Focus on Learning Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Surgeon General to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot progr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Surgeon General to conduct a study regarding the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools, and to establish a pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create a school environment free of mobile devices.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 5, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Focus on Learning Act

This bill requires certain federal actions to address the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools.

First, the bill directs the Office of the Surgeon General, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to study and report on the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. Among other elements, this study must include the impact of mobile device use on student learning and academic achievement, student educational outcomes, and student mental health.

Second, the Department of Education, in consultation with HHS, must establish a pilot program to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to enable participating schools served by such LEAs to purchase secure containers and install lockers in order to create a school environment free of mobile devices.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1275 Identical bill Focus on Learning Act
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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • LOT SIXTEEN LLC
    for INTERNET WORKS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • LOT SIXTEEN LLC
    for INTERNET WORKS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • LOT SIXTEEN LLC
    for INTERNET WORKS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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McCormick, David
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2025
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Feb 5, 2025
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Feb 5, 2025
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Feb 5, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 404: Focus on Learning Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-404/
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"S. 404: Focus on Learning Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-404/.
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S. 404, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-404/.
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