S. 5568 · 119th Congress · pending
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-09-28 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (grades K-3) in targeted public elementary schools by recruiting, hiring, and supporting qualified teachers.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-09-28
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
4 of 4 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
ALSOPAC$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$20,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$20,000
M-PAC$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
REV UP PAC$20,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$20,000
Jeff Merkley · Sponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$16,500
Jeff Merkley · Sponsor · $4,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$15,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$15,000
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$15,000
GIDDY UP PAC$15,000
HAWAII PAC$15,000
HOOPS PAC$15,000
MITTEN PAC$15,000
MOTOR CITY PAC$15,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PERIMETER PAC$15,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$14,000
Jeff Merkley · Sponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$12,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$12,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$12,500
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$12,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.