{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3453","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3453,"title":"Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000595","fullName":"Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]","party":"R","state":"LA","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":17,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-13","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Education programs funding","Educational facilities and institutions","Elementary and secondary education","School administration"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-443.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-443.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes changes to the Charter Schools Program (CSP), which authorizes competitive grants to state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) to&nbsp;support high-quality charter schools.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill allows state entities to use up to 5% of their CSP grant funds to make pre-charter planning subgrants to certain prospective charter applicants.</p><p>The bill specifies that state entities may also (1)&nbsp;fund a revolving loan fund or similar mechanisms for the expenses of eligible applicants prior to receiving CSP subgrants,&nbsp;and (2)&nbsp;provide assistance to eligible applicants in locating and accessing a charter school facility.</p><p>Under the current CSP, state entities must use at least 7% of their CSP grant funds to provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies. The bill instead allows state entities to use not more than 10% of these funds for technical assistance.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-01T18:39:12Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":649,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:26:41.576Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Empower%20Charter%20School%20Educators%20to%20Lead%20Act"}]}}