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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8654

Introduced

Afterschool for All Act

Sponsor
DDaniel S. Goldman· New York
Introduced
May 4, 2026
Policy area
Education
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.May 4, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8654 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8654

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
reauthorize the Nita M. Lowey Community Learning Centers program for 
fiscal years 2026 through 2035, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2026

Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Kennedy of New 
York, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Fields, 
Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
reauthorize the Nita M. Lowey Community Learning Centers program for 
fiscal years 2026 through 2035, and for other purposes.

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 ``Afterschool for All Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS PROGRAM.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4206 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7176) is 
amended by striking ``$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2017'' and all 
that follows through ``2020'' and inserting ``$10,000,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2026 through 2035, to remain available until 
expended''.
(b) Amendment to Program Name.--
(1) In general.--The heading of part B of title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 
et seq.) is amended by striking ``21st century''.
(2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) is amended, in the item relating to part B of title 
IV, by striking ``21st Century''.
(c) Corporate Tax Rate.--
(1) In general.--Section 11(b) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``21'' and inserting ``22''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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