Bill expands afterschool programs and raises corporate taxes.
H.R. 8654 — Afterschool for All Act · Filed by Dan Goldman (D-NY) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced May 4, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives more money to afterschool programs. Funding rises from $1 billion to $10 billion per year. The years covered are 2026 through 2035. The bill changes the program's name. It removes '21st Century' from it. The bill raises the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 22%. This tax increase starts right away.
Who it affects
Afterschool programs, schools, and families get more money for youth activities. Companies pay a higher tax rate. This could affect their costs and hiring.
One thing to notice
The bill makes two big changes at once. More money for afterschool programs and a higher corporate tax are both in the same bill.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
12 cosponsors: 12 Democrats.
- May 4, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 4, 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
- corporate income tax — A tax that companies pay on the money they earn.
- tax rate — The percentage of money a person or company must pay as tax.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,052 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 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 2026-09-18.
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