Youth Financial Learning Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7183 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7183 To improve the financial literacy of secondary school students. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2026 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carson, Mr. Case, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Titus, Mr. Fields, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve the financial literacy of secondary school students. 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 ``Youth Financial Learning Act''. SEC. 2. STATEWIDE INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION. (a) Definitions.--In this Act, the terms ``community-based organization'', ``elementary school'', ``local educational agency'', ``professional development'', ``secondary school'', ``Secretary'', ``State educational agency'', and ``well-rounded education'' have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (b) Grants Authorized.-- (1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable those State educational agencies to integrate financial literacy education into public elementary schools or secondary schools by carrying out the activities described in paragraph (4). (2) Duration.--A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 4 years. (3) Application.--Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to th