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H.R. 8606: CHARTER Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-30 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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CHARTER Act

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Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · 20 cosponsors

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Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr8606 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills