Focus on Learning Act
Latest action · Nov 9, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Focus on Learning Act
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to take certain actions related to mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools.
First, the bill directs ED, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, to study and report on the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. Among other elements, this study must include the impact of mobile device use on student learning and academic achievement, student educational outcomes, and student mental health.
Second, ED must establish a pilot program to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to enable participating schools served by such LEAs to purchase secure containers and install lockers in order to create a school environment free of mobile devices.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2023 to May 15, 2024, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-OH | J. D. Vance | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | May 15, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Nov 9, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in Senate
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