Schools get money to help students hurt by immigration enforcement.
H.R. 9853 — Right to Learn Act of 2026 · Filed by Chuy García (D-IL) · 14 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives schools and legal aid groups $250 million. The money runs from 2027 to 2031. Groups hire counselors and pay for food and shelter. They teach staff about trauma. Schools must not collect or share student immigration status.
Who it affects
Students and staff hurt by immigration enforcement get help. Schools and legal aid groups get money to provide services. Schools must follow rules about not collecting or sharing immigration status.
One thing to notice
Schools that take this money must not collect or share student immigration status. This stops schools from giving that data to immigration enforcement.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
14 cosponsors: 14 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 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
- immigration enforcement — Government actions to enforce immigration laws.
- trauma — Deep emotional hurt from a scary or bad event.
- immigration status — Whether a person is a citizen or how they came to the country.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (11,007 characters) on Aug 21, 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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