Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
H.R. 847 (119th)Bill Overview
BLOCK Act
Education|Academic performance and assessmentsCommunity life and organization
Current stageCommittee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does
<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 administered by the Department of Education (ED). Beginning with FY2026, ED must instead provide 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; </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>
Why people may split
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Watch point
The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
<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 administered by the Department of Education (ED).
Beginning with FY2026, ED must instead provide 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; </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>
Passage38/100
This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention62/100
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Centrist—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
Introduced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Committee
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Still ahead
President
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Law
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Passage likelihood38/100
This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
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06 · Go deeper
Go deeper than the headline read.
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.
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