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H.R. 7691119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 25, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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A new $15M federal grant program would help school districts pay legal costs after defending a decision to keep a book or material.
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HR 7691 would create a federal grant program through the U.S. Department of Education to help school districts cover legal costs when they face formal challenges after deciding to keep a book or teaching material available to students. Grants could cover up to $100,000 per case, including attorney fees and court costs. The grant is only triggered when a district chose to keep a material, not remove it.
Public school districts that receive federal education funding and face legal challenges over retained materials would be directly eligible. Students, parents, communities, school district lawyers, and local taxpayers could also be affected by the outcome of such disputes.
School districts that keep instructional or library materials and then face formal legal challenges would have access to federal financial support they currently lack. Grant decisions would be required to use neutral criteria, meaning the content of the challenged material cannot factor into who receives funding.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.