FLEX Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7082 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 566 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7082 [Report No. 119-651] To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to provide for greater flexibility in the Federal programs supporting the planning and implementation of charter schools. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Mackenzie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce May 13, 2026 Additional sponsors: Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Steil, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. McDonald Rivet, and Mr. Hill of Arkansas May 13, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 15, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to provide for greater flexibility in the Federal programs supporting the planning and implementation of charter schools. 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 ``Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act'' or the ``FLEX Act''. SEC. 2. FUNDING ALLOTMENT. Section 4302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) by striking ``and'' after ``the replication of high-quality charter schools,''; and (B) by inserting ``, and the addition or expansion of programs at high-quality charter schools'' after ``the expansion of high-quality charter schools''; (2) in subs