H.R. 10436: Reaching English Learners Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-09-16 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Reaching English Learners Act

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Reaching English Learners Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a grant program for preparing individuals who are training to become teachers to effectively instruct English learners. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs.

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Reaching English Learners Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] · 6 cosponsors

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Juan Vargas (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Alma S. Adams (D-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr10436.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr10436 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills