Bill ends federal K-12 programs, gives parents school money accounts.
H.R. 10801 — School Freedom Act of 2026 · Filed by Nancy Mace (R-SC) · Introduced Oct 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops all federal K-12 school programs by June 30, 2027. It takes federal school money and puts it into School Freedom Accounts for parents. Each child gets money equal to what the federal government spent per student. Parents can use the money for private schools, tutoring, homeschooling, or their public school. Money not spent stays in an account. Kids can use it until age 30 for college or job training.
Who it affects
The bill affects low-income students, students with disabilities, and rural districts. These groups rely on federal money. It affects parents who control the accounts. It affects public schools that lose federal money.
One thing to notice
The bill ends federal programs for special education, low-income schools, and rural schools. The money each child gets does not account for higher costs. Teaching students with disabilities or students in poor areas costs more.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- School Freedom Accounts — Money accounts parents control to pay for their child's school.
- tutoring — One-on-one or small group teaching by a teacher outside school.
- homeschooling — Teaching a child at home instead of sending them to school.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (33,557 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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