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HR1275Referred to Committee

Focus on Learning Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-12
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Bruce Westerman
Bruce Westerman
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (551 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000821

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)Original· 2025-02-12
  • Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3)Original· 2025-02-12
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN-8)Original· 2025-02-12
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-07-25
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-07-29
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-09-02
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)· 2025-09-08

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-02-12

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-02-12

Plain-English Summary

Focus on Learning Act This bill requires certain federal actions to address the use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools. First, the bill directs the Office of the Surgeon General, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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, the Department of Education, in consultation with HHS, 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Education
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