Federal money helps schools mix students by race and income.
H.R. 10427 — MAGNET Act · Filed by Joe Courtney (D-CT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives federal money to school districts. Districts use it for magnet schools, fair lotteries, free buses, and family programs. Districts get up to $7.5 million over five years. Districts must show they mixed their schools more and helped all students do better.
Who it affects
School districts get the money to pay for integration programs. Students of color and low-income students may benefit. Schools must report progress each year to the public.
One thing to notice
Districts must prove they mixed schools within two years. The government can take the money back if they fail.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- magnet schools — Public schools with special programs that draw students from different neighborhoods.
- integration — Bringing together students from different races and income levels in one school.
- lotteries — Fair random drawings used to pick which students go to a school.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (27,647 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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