BLOCK Act

Bill: 119-hr-847
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Community life and organization

Education of the disadvantaged

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Indian social and development programs

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Building Lasting Opportunities for Community K–12 Act or the BLOCK Act</strong></p><p>This bill repeals on October 1, 2025, specified formula grants for programs&nbsp;administered by the Department of Education (ED). Beginning with FY2026, ED must instead provide&nbsp;block grants for these programs to each state based on amounts received in FY2025.</p><p>Specifically, the bill repeals the following allocation formulas for programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965:</p><ul><li>the Education for the Disadvantaged program (which includes Basic Grants, Concentration Grants, Targeted Grants, and Education Finance Incentive Grants);</li><li>State Assessment Grants;</li><li>the Migrant Education Program;</li><li>Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk;</li><li>Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants;&nbsp;</li><li>English Language Acquisition State Grants;</li><li>Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants;</li><li>the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program;</li><li>the Rural Education Achievement Program (which includes both the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program); and</li><li>Indian Education Formula Grants.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 847 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To repeal certain formula grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and use such funds to award block grants to States, except as otherwise appropriated by Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Lasting Opportunities for Community K–12 Act or the BLOCK Act . 2. Block grants to States Beginning with fiscal year 2026, and each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall award block grants to each State in an amount that the State received under the provisions listed in section 3 for fiscal year 2025, except as otherwise appropriated by Congress. 3. Repeal of certain formula grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 On October 1, 2025, the following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ) shall be repealed: (1) Grants to local educational agencies under part A of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ). (2) State Assessment Grants under part B of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq. ). (3) Migrant Education under part C of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq. ). (4) Neglected and Delinquent under part D of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq. ). (5) Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants under part A of title II ( 20 U.S.C. 6611 et seq. ). (6) English Language Acquisition under part A of title III ( 20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq. ). (7) Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants under part A of title IV ( 20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq. ). (8) The 21st Century Community Learning Centers under part B of title IV ( 20 U.S.C. 7171 et seq. ). (9) Rural Education under part B of title V ( 20 U.S.C. 7341 et seq. ). (10) Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies under subpart 1 of part A of title VI ( 20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq. ). 4. Definition of State In this Act, the term State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.