Kids in Classes Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7918 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7918 To establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kids in Classes Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Research indicates that children living in the poorest 20 percent of neighborhoods in the United States will experience the most negative and long-lasting effects of school closures. (2) Researchers predict that 1 year of school closures will cost ninth graders in…